Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.

It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is hallowed, and after vows to make inquiry.

The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is as brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also himself shall cry, and shall not be heard.

It is joy to a righteous man to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.

The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.

It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.

There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise man; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more when they bring it with a wicked purpose!

Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.

Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want.

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;

wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.

Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties.

For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.

She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the treacherous among men.

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to try mixed wine.

Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkleth in the cup, and goeth down smoothly:

at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

'They have smitten me, and I am not sore; they have beaten me, and I knew it not. When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.''

Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.

Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.

for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.

Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.

for better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes see.

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

lest he that heareth it disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away.

Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is itself a weight.

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth.

As coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

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

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.

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

Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.

If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

Whoso robbeth his father and his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer.

A king by just judgment establisheth the land; but he that taketh gifts overthroweth it.

A fool uttereth all his mind; but a wise man keepeth it back.

Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a mantle? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

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

there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;

The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three things never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:

Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough.

The eye that mocketh at a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

Under three things the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:

The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;

the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;

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

thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?

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

And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and the day's work to her maidens.

She considereth a field, and acquireth it; of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

She perceiveth that her earning is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.

She stretcheth out her hand to the afflicted, and she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

She maketh body linen and selleth it, and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laugheth at the coming day.

What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?

The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.

The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.

All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.

All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which were before us.

And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.

I said of laughter, Madness! and of mirth, What availeth it?

I searched in my heart how to cherish my flesh with wine, while practising my heart with wisdom; and how to lay hold on folly, till I should see what was that good for the children of men which they should do under the heavens all the days of their life.

I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood, where the trees are reared.

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that it had cost me to do them; and behold, all was vanity and pursuit of the wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what shall the man do that cometh after the king? that which hath already been done.

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

And I hated all my labour wherewith I had been toiling under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour at which I have laboured, and wherein I have been wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

For there is a man whose labour hath been with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skill, and who leaveth it to a man that hath not laboured therein, to be his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun?

There is nothing good for man, but that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

For who can eat, or who be eager, more than I?

What profit hath he that worketh from that wherein he laboureth?

He hath made everything beautiful in its time; also he hath set the world in their heart, so that man findeth not out from the beginning to the end the work that God doeth.

yea also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labour, it is the gift of God.

I know that whatever God doeth, it shall be for ever; there is nothing to be added to it, nor anything to be taken from it; and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.