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Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?

Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say twisted things.

If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?

For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.

He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

There are three things whose steps are good to see, even four whose goings are fair:

Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.

I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.

I made a search with my heart to give pleasure to my flesh with wine, still guiding my heart with wisdom, and to go after foolish things, so that I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under the heavens all the days of their life.

Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!

He has made everything right in its time; but he has made their hearts without knowledge, so that man is unable to see the works of God, from the first to the last.

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?

If you see the poor under a cruel yoke, and law and right being violently overturned in a country, be not surprised, because one authority is keeping watch on another and there are higher than they.

When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?

And though he goes on living a thousand years twice over and does not see good, are not the two going to the same place?

What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.