Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

As he who takes off a garment in cold weather, [and] vinegar upon soda, so [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

The north wind brings forth rain. So does a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

It is not good to eat much honey, so [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.

As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, so the curse that is causeless does not alight.

The legs of a lame man hang loose. So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

[As] a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

[As] an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool, and he who hires those who pass by.

See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him.

The door turns upon its hinges, so does the sluggard upon his bed.

so is the man who deceives his neighbor, and says, Am I not in sport?

[As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.

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

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so [too] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.

Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

As in water face [is] to face, so the heart of a man [is] to a man.

When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man bears rule, the people sigh.

See thou a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

A man's pride shall bring him low, but he who is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

Many seek the ruler's favor, but a man's justice [is] from LORD.

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 thou k

lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use the name of my God profanely.

The leach has two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [yea], four that do not say, Enough:

Sheol, and the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, Enough.

The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no iniquity.

For the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood, so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers [to say], Where is strong drink?

All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place from where the rivers come, there they go again.

Is there a thing of which it may be said, See, this is new? It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine (my heart yet guiding [me] with wisdom), and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of th

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

Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as far as light excels darkness.

The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.

Then said I in my heart, As it happens to the fool, so it will happen even to me, and why then was I more wise? Then said I in my heart that this also is vanity.

So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous to me. For all is vanity and a striving after wind.

There is nothing better for a man [than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

a time to tear, and a time to sew, a time to keep silence, and a time to speak,

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also he has set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.

And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

I said in my heart, [It is] because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are beasts.

For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts, even one thing befalls them; as the one dies, so dies the other. Yea, they all have one breath, and man has no preeminence above the beasts; for all is vanity.

Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works, for that is his portion. For who shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him?

For a dream comes with a multitude of business, and a fool's voice with a multitude of words.

Do not allow thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say thou before the [heavenly] agent, that is was an error. Why should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

If thou see the oppression of a poor man, and the violent wresting of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter. For [a man] higher than the high is observing, and there are higher [men] than they.

As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.

And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit has he that he labored for the wind?

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 does not give him power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

If a man begets a hundred sons, and lives many years so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial, I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

Say thou not, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? For thou do not inquire wisely concerning this.

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

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

I [say], Keep the king's command, and that because of the oath of God.

For the king's word [has] power, and who may say to him, What are thou doing?

He who keeps a commandment shall know no evil thing. And a wise man's heart discerns the time and decision.

So I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were praised in the city where they had so done. This also is vanity.

When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth (for also there is he who sees sleep with his eyes neither day nor night),

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill, but time and chance happens t

For man also does not know his time. As the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time when it falls suddenly upon them.

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor, [so] a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up.

He who observes the wind shall not sow, and he who regards the clouds shall not reap.

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

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou know not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shall say, I have no pleasure in them,

The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.

Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, because the sun has scorched me. My mother's sons were incensed against me. They made me keeper of the vineyards, [but] my own vineyard I have not kept.

I have compared thee, O my love, to a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.

As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

O my dove, who are in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the steep place, let me see thy countenance; let me hear thy voice. For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

The watchmen who go about the city found me. [I said], Did ye see him whom my soul loves?

It was but a little that I 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, and into the chamber of her who conceived me.

I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine. He feeds among the lilies.

My dove, my undefiled, is [but] one. She is the only one of her mother. She is the choice one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed, [yea], the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

I went down into the garden of nuts, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, [and] the pomegranates were in flower.

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skilful workman.

I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me.

Let us get up early to the vineyards. Let us see whether the vine has budded, its blossom is open, the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give thee my love.

I would lead thee, [and] bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me. I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib, [but] Israel does not know; my people does not consider.

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of LORD's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow to it.

And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and th

and [so] the common man bows down, and the great man degrades himself. Therefore do not forgive them.

Say ye of the righteous, that [it is] well, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

who say, Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may see it. And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it!

Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust, because they have rejected the law of LORD of hosts, an

And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. And if [a man] looks to the land, behold, darkness [and] distress, and the light is darkened in the clouds of it.

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.