Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Like him estimating evil in his soul, so is he: Eat and drink, he will say to thee; and his heart not with thee.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

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

And you will be like him who lies down in the heart of the sea, and like him who lies down on top of a mast.

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

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

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

Be no false witness against thy neighbour, and hurt him not with thy lips.

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

for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

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.

Like one who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like [a reactive, useless mixture of] vinegar on soda,
Is he who [thoughtlessly] sings [joyful] 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:

Like as it is not good to eat too much honey; even so, he that will search out high things, it shall be too heavy for him.

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

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

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

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

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

A dissembling tongue hateth one that rebuketh him; and a flattering mouth worketh mischief.

He that is full, abhorreth a honeycomb; but unto him that is hungry, every sour thing is sweet.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

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

The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.

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

The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

Good the poor one going in his integrity above him perverting the ways, and he the rich.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

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

Well is him that standeth always in awe; as for him that hardeneth his heart, he shall fall into mischief.

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

He that rebuketh a man, shall find more favour at the last, than he that flattereth him.

He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

If a wise man go to law with a fool - whether he deal with him friendly or roughly - he getteth no rest.

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

A ruler listening to the word of falsehood, all serving him are unjust

Where no Prophet is, there the people perish; but well is him that keepeth the law.

A servant will not be corrected by words alone;
For though he understands, he will not respond [nor pay attention].

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 his son at the length.

A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own life;
He hears the curse [when swearing an oath to testify], but discloses nothing [and commits perjury by omission].

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Or else I will be satisfied and will deny [him] and say "Who [is] Yahweh?" Or I will be poor and will steal and profane the name of my God.

A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king -- no rising up with him.

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

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him?

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight 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 is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

What the excellence of him working in what he labored?

I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

What was, it is already; and what to be, was already; and God will seek him being driven away.

I said in my heart, God will be judge of the good and of the bad; because a time for every purpose and for every work has been fixed by him.

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

yea, better than them both did I esteem him that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

There was a certain man—without a dependent, having neither a child nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity (a wisp of smoke, self-conceit); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy task.

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

I saw all the living, who move about under the sun, follow a second youth who succeeds him.

There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

When you make a vow or a pledge to God, do not put off paying it; for God takes no pleasure in fools [who thoughtlessly mock Him]. Pay what you vow.

For in a multitude of dreams and in a flood of words there is worthlessness. Rather [reverently] fear God [and worship Him with awe-filled respect, knowing who He is].

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,

That wealth was lost in a bad venture. Although he has borne a child, {he has nothing to leave to him}.

Just as he came from his mother's womb naked, {he will depart} just as he came; he will take nothing with him for his toil.

And this also is a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage is to him who laboureth for wind?

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Even if a man fathers a hundred [children] and lives many years so that the days of his years are many, if his heart is not satisfied with {his prosperity} and {he does not receive a proper burial}, I deem the stillborn better than him.

He has neither seen nor known the sun, yet he has more rest than him.

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool [for being worldly-wise is not the secret to happiness]? What advantage has the poor man who has learned how to walk [publicly] among the living [with men’s eyes on him; for being poor is not the secret to happiness either]?

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?

For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam.

I counsel you to keep the command of the king because of the oath before God [by which you swore loyalty to him].

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war: neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it.

All this I saw, and giving my heart to every work which was done under the sun: a time which man had power overman for evil to him.