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A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

When there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but the one who keeps the law, blessed is he!

A person's pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.

Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.

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

ants are creatures with little strength, but they prepare their food in the summer;

rock badgers are creatures with little power, but they make their homes in the crags;

locusts have no king, but they all go forward by ranks;

a lizard you can catch with the hand, but it gets into the palaces of the king.

"Many daughters have done valiantly, but you surpass them all!"

Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

A generation comes and a generation goes, but the earth remains the same through the ages.

All the streams flow into the sea, but the sea is not full, and to the place where the streams flow, there they will flow again.

I thought to myself, "Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile." But I found that it also is futile.

The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.

For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth— only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile—like chasing the wind!