Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

A king brings stability to a land by justice, but one who exacts tribute tears it down.

There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise:

Her husband is well-known in the city gate when he sits with the elders of the land.

Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!

The land of buzzing wings is as good as dead, the one beyond the rivers of Cush,

You will see a king in his splendor; you will see a wide land.

He is the one who reduces rulers to nothing; he makes the earth’s leaders insignificant.

Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.

“You gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you allocated them to every corner of the land. They inherited the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og of Bashan.

God called the dry ground “land” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good.

This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created – when the Lord God made the earth and heavens.

The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

The name of the second river is Gihon; it runs through the entire land of Cush.

The Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.

“So now Pharaoh should look for a wise and discerning man and give him authority over all the land of Egypt.

“See here,” Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I place you in authority over all the land of Egypt.”

Don’t worry about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt will be yours.’”

The magicians did the same with their secret arts and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt too.