Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “That is no transgression,” is a companion to a man who destroys.
A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down.
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.
If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.
If a king faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever.
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.
Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin.
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;
an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
the strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king whose army is with him.
She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.
All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Is there a thing of which it is said, “See, this is new”? It has been already in the ages before us.
I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.
Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.
because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
What has a man from all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun?
For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity.
There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God,
For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
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