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So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.

so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom [and] thou apply thy heart to understanding;

so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.

So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

As a whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no [more]; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

As righteousness [tendeth] to life, so he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but not so the heart of the foolish.

For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.

so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.

So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so] is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

Clouds and wind without rain, [so] is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.

Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.

[As] he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.

[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.