Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

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

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

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

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 have seen.

And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

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

Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

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

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.