Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own estimation.

I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.

Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.

For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord, says: “It will not take place; it will not happen.

The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed.

There will be so few trees left in his forest, a child will be able to count them.

Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.

In the year King Ahaz died, this message was revealed:

The cities of Aroer are abandoned. They will be used for herds, which will lie down there in peace.

Those who make cloth will be demoralized; all the hired workers will be depressed.

“At that time I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah.

Though his officials are in Zoan and his messengers arrive at Hanes,

The nations will be burned to ashes; like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire.

But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone their own way.

The Lord said to Jeremiah:

The Lord said to Jeremiah: