The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain , And he that giveth to the rich,'shall come only to want.

That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;

And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

Let not thy heart envy sinners; But be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.

Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.

Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

These also are'sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

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

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

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

Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,'so is a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.

As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

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 the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

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.

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

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

As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

As a dog that returneth to his vomit,'so is a fool that repeateth his folly.

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

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

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

Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

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

A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it .

If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:

There is a generation whose teeth are as'swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying , Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, Yea , four that say not, Enough:

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

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:

For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say , Where is strong drink?

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens.

She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.

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

The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.

There is no remembrance of the former generations ; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after.

And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

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 their life.

I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.

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

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

For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!

Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.

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

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

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

a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;