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5 Trust in God with all thy heart;

And be not exalted in thine own wisdom.

6 In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her,

That she may rightly direct thy paths.

6 In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her,

That she may rightly direct thy paths.

14 They that have no guidance fall like leaves:

But in much counsel there is safety.

33 All evils come upon the ungodly into their bosoms;

But all righteous things come of the Lord.

1 A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses;

But at all times he will be liable to reproach.

2 A senseless man feels no need of wisdom,

For he is rather led by folly.

3 When an ungodly man comes into a depth of evils, he despises them;

But dishonor and reproach come upon him.

4 A word in the heart of a man is a deep water,

And a river and fountain of life spring forth.

5 It is not good to accept the person of the ungodly,

Nor is it holy to pervert justice in judgment.

6 The lips of a fool bring him into troubles,

And his bold mouth calls for death.

7 A fool’s mouth is ruin to him,

And his lips are a snare to his soul.

8 Fear casts down the slothful;

And the souls of the effeminate shall hunger.

9 A man who helps not himself by his labor

Is brother of him that ruins himself.

10 The name of the Lord is of great strength;

And the righteous running to it are exalted.

11 The wealth of a rich man is a strong city;

And its glory casts a broad shadow.

12 Before ruin a man’s heart is exalted,

And before honor it is humble.

13 Whoso answers a word before he hears a cause,

It is folly and reproach to him.

14 A wise servant calms a man’s anger;

But who can endure a faint-hearted man?

5 And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and the Lord said to Solomon, Ask some petition for thyself. 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast dealt very mercifully with thy servant David my father according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee, and thou hast kept for him this great mercy, to set his son upon his throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast appointed thy servant in the room of David my father; and I am a little child, and know not my going out and my coming in. 8 But thy servant is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen, a great people, which cannot be numbered. 9 Thou shalt give therefore to thy servant a heart to hear and to judge thy people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this thy great people?

10 And it was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon asked this thing. 11 And the Lord said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing of me, and hast not asked for thyself long life, and hast not asked wealth, nor hast asked the lives of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding to hear judgment; 12 behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee an understanding and wise heart: there has not been anyone like thee before thee, and after thee there shall not arise one like thee.

9 And when much time had passed, his wife said to him,

How long wilt thou hold out, saying,

Behold, I wait yet a little while,

Expecting the hope of my deliverance?

For, behold, thy memorial is abolished from the earth,

Even thy sons and daughters, the pangs and pains of my womb

Which I bore in vain with sorrows;

And thou thyself sittest down to spend the nights in the open air among the corruption of worms,

And I am a wanderer and a servant

From place to place and house to house,

Waiting for the setting of the sun,

That I may rest from my labors and my pangs which now beset me:

But say some word against the Lord, and die.

10 But he looked on her, and said to her,

Thou hast spoken like one of the foolish women.

If we have received good things of the hand of the Lord, shall we not endure evil things?

In all these things that happened to him,

Job sinned not at all with his lips before God.