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Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.

A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.

…and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.

What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.

There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.

What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.

Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!

And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

…a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,

…a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.

What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.

And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.

Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.

As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.

He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.

The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.

If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.

So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.

Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.

I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples,

Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.

Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.

I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”

Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.

But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.

Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.

Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.

The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.

In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,

So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,

So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,

A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.

In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”

On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.

On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.

Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living—

Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,

Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.

Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.

Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.

So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.

But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.

In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.

And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”

And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”

…and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.

…and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.

For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.