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"Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.

Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin"?

Surely I am more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man.

There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, "And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?" This too is vanity and it is a grievous task.

which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.

"I am black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon.

"Do not stare at me because I am swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

"I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys."

"Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am lovesick.

"My beloved is mine, and I am his; He pastures his flock among the lilies.

"I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, As to what you will tell him: For I am lovesick."

"I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine, He who pastures his flock among the lilies."

"I am my beloved's, And his desire is for me.

"I hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts, They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.

"So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard: I will remove its hedge and it will be consumed; I will break down its wall and it will become trampled ground.

Then I said, "Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts."

Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

Behold, I am going to stir up the Medes against them, Who will not value silver or take pleasure in gold.

The princes of Zoan are mere fools; The advice of Pharaoh's wisest advisers has become stupid. How can you men say to Pharaoh, "I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings"?

For this reason my loins are full of anguish; Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor. I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.