As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.

Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend. Do not go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

Those who forsake the Law praise the wicked; but those who keep the Law contend with them.

Evil men do not understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

Whoever keeps the Law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

He who turns away his ear from hearing the Law, even his prayer is an abomination.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

He who conceals his sins doesn't prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Blessed is the man who is always reverent; but the one who hardens his heart will fall into evil.

A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.

One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but he who keeps the law is blessed.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

He who pampers his servant from youth will have him become a son in the end.

Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you know?

"Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

lest I be full, deny you, and say, 'Who is the LORD?' or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

for an unloved woman when she is married; and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

the greyhound, the male goat also; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

lest they drink, and forget the decree, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:

Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.

Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

I said to myself, "Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem;

So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.

I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly. For what can the man who comes after the king do? Just that which he has already done.

I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, apart from him?

For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"

Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.

Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment? This also is vanity, yes, it is a miserable business.

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't have another to lift him up.

If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.

I saw all the living who walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the other, who succeeded him.

There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was?yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?

This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?

Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor?this is the gift of God.

a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but a foreigner eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.

For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?

All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.

It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also from that do not withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come forth from them all.

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.

That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?

Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

for the king's word is supreme. Who can say to him, "What are you doing?"

For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?

There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice it.

Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.

For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a serpent.

A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.

As you do not know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you do not know the work of God who does all.

in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; For why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?

By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

I will get up now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

The watchmen who go about the city found me; "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"

I had scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, into the chamber of her who conceived me.

Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant?

I was asleep, but my heart was awake. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: "Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night."

The watchmen who go about the city found me. They beat me. They bruised me. The keepers of the walls took my cloak away from me.