1A good name is better than fine perfume,…
2It is better to enter a house of…
3Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad…
4The heart of the wise is in the…
5It is better to heed a wise man’s…
6For like the crackling of thorns under the…
7Surely extortion turns a wise man into a…
8The end of a matter is better than…
9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,…
10Do not say, “Why were the old days…
11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it…
12For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and…
13Consider the work of God: Who can straighten…
14In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but…
15In my futile life I have seen both…
16Do not be overly righteous, and do not…
17Do not be excessively wicked, and do not…
18It is good to grasp the one and…
19Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten…
20Surely there is no righteous man on earth…
21Do not pay attention to every word that…
22For you know in your heart that many…
23All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I…
24What exists is out of reach and very…
25I directed my mind to understand, to explore,…
26And I find more bitter than death the…
27“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this…
28While my soul was still searching but not…
29Only this have I found: I have discovered…
