And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counselors there is safety.

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

If thou forbearest to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain;

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Rejoice not when thy enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be extinguished.

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

For better it is that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen.

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shown before the whole congregation.

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

He that keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

For the transgression of a land many are its princes: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

He who walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoever walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understandeth, he will not answer.

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but he who putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Add thou not to his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Is there any thing of which it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this grievous labor hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised with it.

That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me.

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have showed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

I have seen the labor, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

I know that, whatever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be added to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Again, I considered all labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

Better is a poor and a wise child, than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words.

When thou vowest a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

Better is it that thou shouldst not vow, than that thou shouldst vow and not pay.

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: why should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

But those riches perish by evil labor: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

For he cometh with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldst thou die before thy time?

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoever pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatever pleaseth him.

For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

Though a sinner doeth evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet surely I know that it will be well with them that fear God, who fear before him:

But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man may labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yes further; though a wise man thinketh to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

Also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

Whoever removeth stones shall be hurt by them; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered by it.

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree falleth towards the south, or towards the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

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