The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent – both of them are an abomination to the Lord.

Diverse weights and diverse measures – the Lord abhors both of them.

The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.

for with guidance you wage your war, and with numerous advisers there is victory.

Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

Whoever hides her hides the wind or grasps oil with his right hand.

The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

For as the churning of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.

She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.

I have concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they live,

All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach – yet his appetite is never satisfied!

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

The Beloved to Her Lover: Oh, how handsome you are, my lover! Oh, how delightful you are! The lush foliage is our canopied bed;

His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires.

I was beside myself with joy! There please give me your myrrh, O daughter of my princely people.

Wail, for the Lord’s day of judgment is near; it comes with all the destructive power of the sovereign judge.

Everyone who is caught will be stabbed; everyone who is seized will die by the sword.