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.

Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish, and a bribe destroys the understanding.

Consider the work of God. For who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?

Who is as the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

If the iron be blunt, and he does not whet the edge, then he must increase strength. But wisdom is advantageous to make right.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes glad the life, and money answers all things.