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

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his'substance.

The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.

The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.

The poor man and the man of usury, meet together, he that enlighteneth the eyes of them both, is Yahweh.

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

Correct thy son, that he may give thee rest, that he may give delight to thy soul.

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

A man given to anger, stirreth up strife, and, he that exceedeth in wrath, aboundeth in transgression.

A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

He that shareth with a thief, hateth himself, an oath, he heareth, yet may not tell.

The fear of man, setteth a snare, but, he that trusteth in Yahweh, shall be placed on high.

Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.

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

Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;

I have not got wisdom by teaching, so that I might have the knowledge of the Holy One.

Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.

Two things I require of thee, that thou will not deny me before I die.

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.

There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.

There are people that have a proud look, and cast up their eyelids.

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

Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith 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.

Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:

Such is the way also of a wife that breaketh wedlock, which wipeth her mouth like as when she hath eaten, and sayeth, "As for me, I have done no harm."

through a servant that beareth rule, through a fool that hath great riches,

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

Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:

The spider laboureth with her hands, and that in the kings' palace.

There [are] three [things] that are magnificent of stride, and four that are magnificent [when] moving:

An old lion -- mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,

A cock ready to fight; A ram; and a king that goeth forth with his people.

Who so churneth milk, maketh butter; he that rubbeth his nose, maketh it bleed; and he that causeth wrath, bringeth forth strife.

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

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

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:

Let him drink so that he can forget his poverty
and remember his trouble no more.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.

With thy mouth defend the thing that is lawful and right, and the cause of the poor and helpless.

Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.

The heart of her husband does safely trust in her, so that he shall have no lack of gain.

She is like the merchants' ship, that bringeth her victuals from afar.

She draws on her strength
and reveals that her arms are strong.

She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night.

She feareth not that the cold of winter shall hurt her house, for all her household folks are double clothed.

She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry.
Her clothing is linen, pure and fine, and purple [wool].

She makes [fine] linen garments and sells them;
And supplies sashes to the merchants.

Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure;
And she smiles at the future [knowing that she and her family are prepared].

Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

What advantage is to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?

The Sun ariseth, the sun goeth down, and returneth to his place, that he may there rise up again.

All things are so hard, that no man can express them. The eye is not satisfied with sight; the ear is not filled with hearing.

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

There is a thing of which one saith: 'See this, it is new!' already it hath been in the ages that were before us!

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.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

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

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

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

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

I thought to myself, "Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile." But I found that it also is futile.

insomuch that I said unto laughter, "Thou art mad," and to mirth, "What doest thou?"

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 myself pools of water, with which to water the forest that brings forth trees:

I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

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

All that my eyes desired, I did not deny them. I did not refuse myself any pleasure, for I took pleasure in all my struggles. This was my reward for all my struggles.

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.

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

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!

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

And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.

And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at 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 what does a man get with all his work and all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?

but heaviness, sorrow and disquietness all the days of his life? Insomuch that his heart cannot rest in the night. Is not this also a vain thing?

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.

For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

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.

Every thing hath a time; yea, all that is under the heaven, hath his convenient season.

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

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?

I have seen the task that God has given people to keep them occupied.

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

I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.