²⁷ It is not good to eat much honey;
So ^(A)to seek one’s own glory is not glory.

^2 (B)Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.

¹¹ The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding searches him out.

^25 (A)He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
^(B)But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.

^23 (A)A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

^2 (A)Surely I am more stupid than any man,
And do not have the understanding of a man.
³ I neither learned wisdom
Nor have ^(B)knowledge of the Holy One.

^4 (C)Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?
^(D)Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has bound the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name, and what is His Son’s name,
If you know?

²¹ For three things the earth is perturbed,
Yes, for four it cannot bear up:
^22 (A)For a servant when he reigns,
A fool when he is filled with food,
²³ A ^[a]hateful woman when she is married,
And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.

²⁹ There are three things which are majestic in pace,
Yes, four which are stately in walk:
³⁰ A lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn away from any;
³¹ A ^[a]greyhound,
A male goat also,
And ^[b]a king whose troops are with him.

³² If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have devised evil, ^(A)put your hand on your mouth.
³³ For as the churning of milk produces butter,
And wringing the nose produces blood,
So the forcing of wrath produces strife.