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The stick and strong words give wisdom, but a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.

When the sinful are many, sins become many, but those who are right with God will see their fall.

Where there is no understanding of the Word of the Lord, the people do whatever they want to, but happy is he who keeps the law.

A man's pride will bring him down, but he whose spirit is without pride will receive honor.

He who works with a robber hates his own life. He knows about the bad that will come, but can tell nothing.

The fear of man brings a trap, but he who trusts in the Lord will be honored.

Many look for the ruler's favor, but what is right and fair comes from the Lord.

There are people who are pure in their own eyes, but are not washed from their own dirt.

There are four things that are small on the earth, but they are very wise:

The ants are not a strong people, but they store up their food in the summer.

The badgers are not a strong people, but they make their houses in the rocks.

The locusts have no king, but they go as an army.

You can take the lizard in your hands, but it is found in kings' houses.

"Many daughters have done well, but you have done better than all of them."

Pleasing ways lie and beauty comes to nothing, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

People die and people are born, but the earth stays forever.

I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with things that are fun. So have a good time." But see, this also was for nothing.

The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I know that one thing will happen to both of them.

For God has given wisdom and much learning and joy to the person who is good in God's eyes. But to the sinner He has given the work of gathering and getting many riches together to give to the one who pleases God. This also is for nothing, like trying to catch the wind.

Then I saw all the bad powers that were ruling under the sun. I saw the tears of the people who were suffering under these powers, with no one to comfort them. Those who made it hard for them had the power. But the people had no one to comfort them.