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For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle.

For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.

But if thou shouldest say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and he that formed breath for all, he knows all things, who renders to every man according to his works.

My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened.

Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: for if thou find it, thine end shall be good, and hope shall not fail thee.

For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

For the Lord will see it, and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him.

For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.

For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance inflicted by both?

For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.

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

A wicked generation have swords for teeth and jaw-teeth as knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from among men.

Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:

for it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.

lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. Favour and friendship set a man free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.

As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger refreshes those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.

As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.

for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee with good.

As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.

As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not seemly for a fool.