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These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease.

God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy.

For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.

lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God.

My words have been spoken by God—the oracular answer of a king, whom his mother instructed.

What wilt thou keep, my son, what? the words of God. My firstborn son, I speak to thee: what? son of my womb? what? son of my vows?

Open thy mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly.

The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.

And I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven, for God has given to the sons of men an evil trouble to be troubled therewith.

A man has nothing really good to eat, and to drink, and to shew his soul as good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

For God has given to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but he has given to the sinner trouble, to add and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God; for this is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.

I have seen all the trouble, which God has given to the sons of men to be troubled with.

All the things which he has made are beautiful in his time: he has also set the whole world in their heart, that man might not find out the work which God has wrought from the beginning even to the end.

Also in the case of every man who shall eat and drink, and see good in all his labour, this is a gift of God.

I know that whatsoever things God has done, they shall be for ever: it is impossible to add to it, and it is impossible to take away from it: and God has done it, that men may fear before him.

That which has been is now; and whatever things are appointed to be have already been; and God will seek out that which is past.

And I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the ungodly: for there is a time there for every action and for every work.

I said in my heart, concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, and that to shew that they are breasts.

Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Whenever thou shalt vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay thou therefore whatsoever thou shalt have vowed.