And Job took up his discourse again:

Then Job continued his speech:

The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.

Like legs that hang limp from the lame, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Then he uttered this oracle: “O, who will survive when God does this!

You made us an object of ridicule among the nations; foreigners treat us with contempt.

I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.

I wear sackcloth and they ridicule me.

I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.

Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Balaam uttered his oracle, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:

Then he uttered this oracle: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;

Then he uttered this oracle: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;

Then Balaam looked on Amalek and delivered this oracle: “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his end will be that he will perish.”

Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: “Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest is set on a rocky cliff.

You will become an occasion of horror, a proverb, and an object of ridicule to all the peoples to whom the Lord will drive you.

It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.

He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.