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I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever
the earth was. Before the mountains were settled, before
the hills was I brought forth. When he prepared the
heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon
the face of the depth.
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There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death.
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A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth
chief friends.
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Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he
that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
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An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel
messenger shall be sent against him.
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A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken
spirit drieth the bones.
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Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise:
and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man
of understanding.
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The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down
into the innermost parts of the belly.
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He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and
shame unto him.
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A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and
their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
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A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver
him, yet thou must do it again.
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Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure,
and whether it be right.
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Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall
be filled with gravel.
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Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out
in obscure darkness.
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Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand
his own way?
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A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel
over them.
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It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious
and an angry woman.
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A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the
simple pass on, and are punished.
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The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to
the lender.
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The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain
in the streets.
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Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction
shall drive it far from him.
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Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
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Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom
of thy words.
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For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
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For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude
of counsellors there is safety.
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If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
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Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
spoil not his resting place: For a just man falleth seven times, and
riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad
when he stumbleth: Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him,
and he turn away his wrath from him.
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My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them
that are given to change: For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and
who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the
place of great men: For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up
hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the
prince whom thine eyes have seen.
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Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
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By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue
breaketh the bone.
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Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest
thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
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Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken
tooth, and a foot out of joint.
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As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly
for a fool.
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
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Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
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The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can
render reason.
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Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may
bring forth.
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As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth
from his place.
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A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
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Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
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The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
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He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty
shall come upon him.
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If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh,
there is no rest.
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The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his
mother to shame.
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Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool
than of him.
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There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed
from their filthiness.
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The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give.
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Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth,
and saith, I have done no wickedness.
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Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
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Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
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Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth.
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here is a link to... Wisdom of Solomon 1
and a link to ...Wisdom of the Ages
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