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"They hit me," you will say, "but I'm not hurt! They beat me, but I don't feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?"

As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.

When the wicked thrive, so does sin, but the righteous will see their downfall.

Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD ?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;

For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife."

So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun.

I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.

I also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath ; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.

So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?

Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

As a dream comes when there are many cares, so the speech of a fool when there are many words.