So shall my reins exult, when thy lips speak the things that are right.

Do not be among them who tipple with wine, - among them who are gluttons;

Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber
and increases those among men who are unfaithful.

To whom [is] woe? To whom [is] sorrow? To whom [are] quarrels? To whom [is] complaint? To whom [are] wounds without cause? To whom [is] redness of [the] eyes?

Those who are seated late over the wine: those who go looking for mixed wine.

For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

For with discretion must wars be taken in hand, and whereas are many that can give counsel, there is the victory.

Unattainable to a foolish man, are the dictates of wisdom, in the gate, he openeth not his mouth.

He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

The devising of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is repulsive to men.

If you grow weary when times are troubled, your strength is limited.

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

These also are'sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him;

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- are unsearchable.

Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

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

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.

Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

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

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

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

[For] he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but [for] he who turns his eyes, [there are] many curses.

When the wicked come to power,
people hide,
but when they are destroyed,
the righteous flourish.

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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

Where there is no vision, the people are uncontrolled; but he who keeps the law will be happy.

Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah is the judgment of each.

Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?

All the words of God are pure and clean, for he is a shield unto all them that put their trust in him.

Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

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

There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

There be three things that are never satisfied, and the fourth sayeth never, "Hoo." The hell, a woman's womb, and the earth hath never water enough. As for fire, it sayeth never, "Hoo."

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

These are the words of king Lemuel, and the Prophecy that his mother taught him.

give not over thy substance and mind unto women, which are the destruction even of kings.

For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

Give strong drink, to him that is perishing, and wine, to such as are embittered in soul:

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

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

She sees that her profits are good,
and her lamp never goes out at night.

Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple are her clothing.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Many are the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'

Charm and grace are deceptive, and [superficial] beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the Lord [reverently worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect], she shall be praised.

These are the words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem.

All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.

All the streams are going unto the sea, and the sea is not full; unto a place whither the streams are going, thither they are turning back to go.

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

So I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, to apply my mind unto wisdom, and to comprehend foolishness until the time that among all the things which are under the Sun, I might see what were best for men to do, so long as they live under heaven.

I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood, where the trees are reared.

Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it, I concluded: "All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless -- like chasing the wind! There is nothing gained from them on earth."

The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

So I thought to myself, "The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?" So I lamented to myself, "The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!"

That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which is already, in the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!

So I loathed life because what happens on earth seems awful to me; for all the benefits of wisdom are futile -- like chasing the wind.

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.