A time to search, and a time to give something up as lost; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;

Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.

Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

What they loved, as well as what they hated and envied, perished long ago, and they no longer have a part in anything that happens on earth.