Jehovah hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne;

For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling:

As the dew of Hermon that descendeth on the mountains of Zion; for there hath Jehovah commanded the blessing, life for evermore.

For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession.

Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, he hath done in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps;

Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

And hath delivered us from our oppressors, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:

Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee?

I hate them with perfect hatred; I account them mine enemies.

Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.

For the enemy persecuteth my soul: he hath crushed my life down to the earth; he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee;

He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah!

And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah!

Let everything that hath breath praise Jah. Hallelujah!

For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.

How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?

These six things doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

he hath taken the money-bag with him, he will come home on the day of the full moon.

for she hath cast down many wounded, and all slain by her were strong.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.

but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table;

she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.

It is as sport to a foolish man to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.

He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it!

Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.

A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?

He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow, and the father of a vile man hath no joy.

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.

Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.

All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found.

He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life, and he that hath it shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

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

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

Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who contentions? Who complaining? Who wounds without cause? Who redness of eyes?

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

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.

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

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is as a city broken down, without walls.

Whoso observeth the law is a son that hath understanding; but he that is a companion of profligates bringeth shame to his father.

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

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.

If a wise man contendeth with a fool, whether he rage or laugh, he hath no rest.

The bloodthirsty hate the perfect, but the upright care for his soul.

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?

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

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

That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which will be done: and there is nothing new under the sun.

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 communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great and have acquired wisdom more than all they that have been before me over Jerusalem; and my heart hath seen much of wisdom and knowledge.

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.

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?

A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace.

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

I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of men to toil in.

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.

That which is was long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God bringeth back again that which is past.

For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre-eminence above the beast: for all is vanity.

and more fortunate than both is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation.

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and who hath not another to lift him up!

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

And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came so doth he go away, and what profit hath he, in having laboured for the wind?

All his days also he eateth in darkness, and hath much vexation, and sickness, and irritation.

Behold what I have seen good and comely: it is to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour wherewith man laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for that is his portion.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and power to eat thereof, and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labour: that is a gift of God.

moreover it hath not seen nor known the sun: this hath rest rather than the other.

Yea, though he live twice a thousand years, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.

Consider the work of God; for who can make straight what he hath made crooked?

In the day of prosperity enjoy good, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath also set the one beside the other, to the end that man should find out nothing of what shall be after him.

Whatever hath been, is far off, and exceeding deep: who will find it out?

There is no man who hath control over the spirit to retain the spirit; and no one hath control over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war, neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

And I commended mirth, because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun.

Go, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity; for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherein thou art labouring under the sun.

If the serpent bite before enchantment, then the charmer hath no advantage.

Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for the bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter.

Draw me, we will run after thee! The king hath brought me into his chambers We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine. They love thee uprightly.

Look not upon me, because I am black; Because the sun hath looked upon me. My mother's children were angry with me: They made me keeper of the vineyards; Mine own vineyard have I not kept.