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

Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw:

As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.

Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”

for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.

The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

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

Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

There are three things that are magnificent in their step, four things that move about magnificently:

The heart of her husband has confidence in her, and he has no lack of gain.

She knows that her merchandise is good, and her lamp does not go out in the night.

She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.