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A fool lets out all of his spirit,But a wise man holds it back.

If a ruler pays attention to a lying word,All his ministers become wicked.

If a king judges the poor with truth,His throne will be established forever.

The rod and reproof give wisdom,But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

Do you behold a man who is hasty in his words?There is more hope for a fool than for him.

He who pampers his slave from childhoodWill in the end find him to be arrogant.

He who divides the spoil with a thief hates his own soul;He hears the oath but declares nothing.

Who has ascended into heaven and descended?Who has gathered the wind in His fists?Who has wrapped the waters in His garment?Who has established all the ends of the earth?What is His name? And what is His Son's name?Surely you know!

Do not add to His wordsLest He reprove you, and you be proved a liar.

Do not slander a slave to his master,Lest he curse you and you be found guilty.

The strutting rooster, the male goat also,And a king when his army is with him.

The words of King Lemuel, the oracle unto which his mother disciplined him:

Let him drink and forget his povertyAnd he will not remember his trouble any longer.

What advantage does man have in all his laborIn which he labors under the sun?

The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that the fate of one becomes the fate of all of them.

When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, then he gives his portion to one who has not labored with them. This too is vanity and a great evil.

For what does a man get in all his labor and in the striving of his heart with which he labors under the sun?

Because all his days his endeavor is painful and vexing; even at night his heart does not lie down. This too is vanity.

There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and have his soul see good in his labor. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.

moreover, that every man who eats and drinks and sees good in all his labor—it is the gift of God.