²⁷ To eat much honey is not good,
    nor is seeking one’s honor^[a] honorable.

¹² Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.

¹¹ A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes,
    but the intelligent poor sees through him.

²⁵ The greedy person^[a] will stir up strife,
    but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.

²³ The pride of a person will bring him humiliation,
    and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.

² Certainly I am more stupid than a man,
    and the understanding of humankind is not for me.
³ And I have not learned wisdom,
    nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One.^[a]
4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
    Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of his hand?
    Who has wrapped water in a^[b] garment?
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
    What is his name and what is the name of his child?
    For surely you know.

²¹ Under three things the earth^[a] trembles,
    and under four, it is not able to bear up:
²² under a slave when he becomes king,
    and a fool when he is satisfied with food;
²³ under an unloved woman when she gets married,
    and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.

²⁹ There are three things that are magnificent of stride,
    and four that are magnificent when moving:
³⁰ a mighty lion among the beasts,^[a]
    but he will not turn back from any face;^[b]
31 a strutting rooster or he-goat,
    and a king whose army is with him.
³² If you have been foolish by exalting yourself,
    and if you have devised evil, put your hand to your mouth.
³³ For pressing milk produces curd,
    and pressing the nose produces blood,
    so pressing anger^[c] produces strife.