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The King that faithfully iudgeth the poore, his throne shall be established for euer.

The rod and reproofe giue wisedome: but a child left to himselfe bringeth his mother to shame.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a foole then of him.

He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from a child, shall haue him become his sonne at the length.

Who so is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: hee heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

The feare of man bringeth a snare: but who so putteth his trust in the Lord, shall be safe.

Who hath ascended vp into heauen, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his sonnes name, if thou canst tell?

Adde thou not vnto his words, lest he reproue thee, and thou be found a lyar.

Accuse not a seruant vnto his master; lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother; the rauens of the valley shall picke it out, and the young Eagles shall eate it.

The wordes of King Lemuel, the prophecie that his mother taught him.

Let him drinke, and forget his pouertie, and remember his misery no more.

What profite hath a man of all his labour which hee taketh vnder the Sunne?

The winde goeth toward the South, and turneth about vnto the North; it whirleth about continually, and the winde returneth againe according to his circuits.

The wise mans eyes are in his head, but the foole walketh in darknes: and I my selfe perceiued also that one euent happeneth to them all.

For there is a man whose labour is in wisedome and in knowledge, and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not laboured therein, shall hee leaue it for his portion; This also is vanitie, and a great euill.

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart wherein hee hath laboured vnder the Sunne?

For all his dayes are sorrowes, and his traueile, griefe; yea his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanitie.

There is nothing better for a man, then that he should eat and drinke, and that he should make his soule enioy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

For God giueth to a man that is good in his sight, wisedome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner hee giueth traueile, to gather and to heape vp that he may giue to him that is good before God: This also is vanitie and vexation of spirit.