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Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far off, lest thou be forgotten.

Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words: for with much communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets:

When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him: the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and could have no place.

The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.

He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods.

Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee.

Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot?

By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.

He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.

He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.

He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.

For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it.

Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him.

Though they multiply, rejoice not in them, except the fear of the Lord be with them.

For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate.

In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled; and in a rebellious nation wrath is set on fire.

And if there be one stiffnecked among the people, it is marvel if he escape unpunished: for mercy and wrath are with him; he is mighty to forgive, and to pour out displeasure.

The sinner shall not escape with his spoils: and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate.

The Lord hardened Pharaoh, that he should not know him, that his powerful works might be known to the world.

Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?

Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the deep, and the earth, and all that therein is, shall be moved when he shall visit.

The mountains also and foundations of the earth be shaken with trembling, when the Lord looketh upon them.

Their ways are ever before him, and shall not be hid from his eyes.

For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal.

As for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may nothing be taken from them, neither may any thing be put unto them, neither can the ground of them be found out.

As for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may nothing be taken from them, neither may any thing be put unto them, neither can the ground of them be found out.

As for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may nothing be taken from them, neither may any thing be put unto them, neither can the ground of them be found out.

When a man hath done, then he beginneth; and when he leaveth off, then he shall be doubtful.

He saw and perceived their end to be evil; therefore he multiplied his compassion.

Learn before thou speak, and use physick or ever thou be sick.

Humble thyself before thou be sick, and in the time of sins shew repentance.

Let nothing hinder thee to pay thy vow in due time, and defer not until death to be justified.

Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; and be not as one that tempteth the Lord.

Think upon the wrath that shall be at the end, and the time of vengeance, when he shall turn away his face.

Take not pleasure in much good cheer, neither be tied to the expence thereof.

Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt lie in wait for thine own life, and be talked on.

Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt lie in wait for thine own life, and be talked on.

A labouring man that is given to drunkenness shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little.

Moths and worms shall have him to heritage, and a bold man shall be taken away.

Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned: but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth his life.

Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men’s lives; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not.

If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee.

Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more.

Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again.

The fear of the Lord is the first step to be accepted [of him,] and wisdom obtaineth his love.

Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not: where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware.

And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning, yet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil.

A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him.

It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt.

It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt.

He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated.

He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated.

A wise man by his words maketh him beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out.

He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man.

How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not.

An unseasonable tale will always be in the mouth of the unwise.

A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool’s mouth; for he will not speak it in due season.

There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled.

All iniquity is as a two edged sword, the wounds whereof cannot be healed.

To terrify and do wrong will waste riches: thus the house of proud men shall be made desolate.

He that hateth to be reproved is in the way of sinners: but he that feareth the Lord will repent from his heart.

He that is not wise will not be taught: but there is a wisdom which multiplieth bitterness.

The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but grace shall be found in the lips of the wise.

It is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door: but a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.

The lips of talkers will be telling such things as pertain not unto them: but the words of such as have understanding are weighed in the balance.

Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries: depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness.

Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries: depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness.

As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.

Though thou drewest a sword at thy friend, yet despair not: for there may be a returning [to favour.]

If thou hast opened thy mouth against thy friend, fear not; for there may be a reconciliation: except for upbraiding, or pride, or disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for these things every friend will depart.

Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.

Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.

Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.

Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.

I will not be ashamed to defend a friend; neither will I hide myself from him.

Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips.

The sinner shall be left in his foolishness: both the evil speaker and the proud shall fall thereby.

For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless.

For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless.

A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities.

A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities.

A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities.

A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities.

There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; for all such things shall be far from the godly, and they shall not wallow in their sins.

There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; for all such things shall be far from the godly, and they shall not wallow in their sins.

Remember thy father and thy mother, when thou sittest among great men. Be not forgetful before them, and so thou by thy custom become a fool, and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse the day of thy nativity.

The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words will never be reformed all the days of his life.

Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire.

Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire.

This man shall be punished in the streets of the city, and where he suspecteth not he shall be taken.

This man shall be punished in the streets of the city, and where he suspecteth not he shall be taken.

She shall be brought out into the congregation, and inquisition shall be made of her children.

She shall be brought out into the congregation, and inquisition shall be made of her children.

She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her reproach shall not be blotted out.

She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her reproach shall not be blotted out.

It is great glory to follow the Lord, and to be received of him is long life.

So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, and said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel.

Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my fruits.

They that eat me shall yet be hungry, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.

They that eat me shall yet be hungry, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.