The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky! Praise him in the heavens!

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

If only you will respond to my rebuke, then I will pour out my thoughts to you and I will make my words known to you.

Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.

When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,

Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;

Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

so is a person who deceives his neighbor, and says, “Was I not only joking?”

If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile – like chasing the wind!

So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth.

I have observed the burden that God has given to people to keep them occupied.

Whatever exists now has already been, and whatever will be has already been; for God will seek to do again what has occurred in the past.

So I considered those who are dead and gone more fortunate than those who are still alive.

Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. Therefore, fear God!

Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.