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Come unto her as one that ploweth and soweth, and wait for her good fruits: for thou shalt not toil much in labouring about her, but thou shalt eat of her fruits right soon.

She will lie upon him as a mighty stone of trial; and he will cast her from him ere it be long.

Search, and seek, and she shall be made known unto thee: and when thou hast got hold of her, let her not go.

Then shall her fetters be a strong defence for thee, and her chains a robe of glory.

Thou shalt put her on as a robe of honour, and shalt put her about thee as a crown of joy.

Thou shalt put her on as a robe of honour, and shalt put her about thee as a crown of joy.

Stand in the multitude of the elders; and cleave unto him that is wise.

Be willing to hear every godly discourse; and let not the parables of understanding escape thee.

And if thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door.

And if thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door.

Let thy mind be upon the ordinances of the Lord and meditate continually in his commandments: he shall establish thine heart, and give thee wisdom at thine own desire.

My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.

Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.

Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.

Justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.

Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.

Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.

Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.

Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.

Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.

Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.

Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long.

Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.

Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.

Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.

Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.

Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.

Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.

Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee?

Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.

Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.

Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.

A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.

Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he overweigh thee: for gold hath destroyed many, and perverted the hearts of kings.

Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.

Reproach not a man that turneth from sin, but remember that we are all worthy of punishment.

Dishonour not a man in his old age: for even some of us wax old.

Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs: for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease.

Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs: for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease.

Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.

Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.

Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.

Kindle not the coals of a sinner, lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire.

Kindle not the coals of a sinner, lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire.

Rise not up [in anger] at the presence of an injurious person, lest he lie in wait to entrap thee in thy words

Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, and teach her not an evil lesson against thyself.

Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts.

Look not round about thee in the streets of the city, neither wander thou in the solitary place thereof.

Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, and look not upon another’s beauty; for many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman; for herewith love is kindled as a fire.

Envy not the glory of a sinner: for thou knowest not what shall be his end.

Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill; so shalt thou not doubt the fear of death: and if thou come unto him, make no fault, lest he take away thy life presently: remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, and that thou walkest upon the battlements of the city.

Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill; so shalt thou not doubt the fear of death: and if thou come unto him, make no fault, lest he take away thy life presently: remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, and that thou walkest upon the battlements of the city.

Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill; so shalt thou not doubt the fear of death: and if thou come unto him, make no fault, lest he take away thy life presently: remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, and that thou walkest upon the battlements of the city.

Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High.

And let just men eat and drink with thee; and let thy glorying be in the fear of the Lord.

For the hand of the artificer the work shall be commended: and the wise ruler of the people for his speech.

For the hand of the artificer the work shall be commended: and the wise ruler of the people for his speech.

A man of an ill tongue is dangerous in his city; and he that is rash in his talk shall be hated.

A wise judge will instruct his people; and the government of a prudent man is well ordered.

As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein.

As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein.

As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein.

An unwise king destroyeth his people; but through the prudence of them which are in authority the city shall be inhabited.

The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable.

The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable.

In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour.

In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour.

In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour.

Because of unrighteous dealings, injuries, and riches got by deceit, the kingdom is translated from one people to another.

The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, and his heart is turned away from his Maker.

For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination: and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly.

The Lord hath cast down the thrones of proud princes, and set up the meek in their stead.

The Lord hath plucked up the roots of the proud nations, and planted the lowly in their place.

The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, and destroyed them to the foundations of the earth.

The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, and destroyed them to the foundations of the earth.

He took some of them away, and destroyed them, and hath made their memorial to cease from the earth.

Pride was not made for men, nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman.

The fear of the Lord goeth before the obtaining of authority: but roughness and pride is the losing thereof.

The fear of the Lord goeth before the obtaining of authority: but roughness and pride is the losing thereof.

Whether he be rich, noble, or poor, their glory is the fear of the Lord.

Great men, and judges, and potentates, shall be honoured; yet is there none of them greater than he that feareth the Lord.

Be not overwise in doing thy business; and boast not thyself in the time of thy distress.

Wisdom lifteth up the head of him that is of low degree, and maketh him to sit among great men.

Wisdom lifteth up the head of him that is of low degree, and maketh him to sit among great men.

The bee is little among such as fly; but her fruit is the chief of sweet things.

Boast not of thy clothing and raiment, and exalt not thyself in the day of honour: for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works among men are hidden.

Boast not of thy clothing and raiment, and exalt not thyself in the day of honour: for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works among men are hidden.

Boast not of thy clothing and raiment, and exalt not thyself in the day of honour: for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works among men are hidden.

Many kings have sat down upon the ground; and one that was never thought of hath worn the crown.

Answer not before thou hast heard the cause: neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk.

Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate,

Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate,

Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate,

Prosperity and adversity, life and death, poverty and riches, come of the Lord.

Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the law, are of the Lord: love, and the way of good works, are from him.

Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the law, are of the Lord: love, and the way of good works, are from him.

Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the law, are of the Lord: love, and the way of good works, are from him.

The gift of the Lord remaineth with the godly, and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever.