Old/New Testament
10 Dead flies cause stink and putrefy the ointment of the apothecary. So does a little folly him who is esteemed for wisdom, and for glory.
2 The heart of a wise man is at his right hand. But the heart of a fool is at his left hand.
3 And even when the fool walks along the way, his wisdom fails. And he tells everyone that he is a fool.
4 If the spirit of him who rules rises up against you, do not leave your place. For gentleness pacifies great sins.
5 There is an evil that I have seen under the Sun, as an error that proceeds from the face of him who rules.
6 Folly is set in great excellency. And the rich sit in the low place.
7 I have seen servants on horses and princes walking as servants on the ground.
8 He who digs a pit shall fall into it. And he who breaks through a hedge will be bitten by a serpent.
9 He who removes stones shall hurt himself with them. He who cuts wood shall be in danger from it.
10 If the iron is blunt, and one has not sharpened the edge, he must then put more strength to it. But wisdom is the excellence to direct a thing.
11 The serpent bites when he is not charmed. A babbler is no better.
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth have grace. But the lips of a fool devour him.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness. And the latter end of his mouth is wicked madness.
14 For the fool multiplies words. Man does not know what shall be. And who can tell him what shall be after him?
15 The labor of the foolish wearies him. For he does not know to go into the city.
16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in time, for strength and not for drunkenness.
18 By slothfulness, the roof of the house goes to decay. And by the idleness of the hands, the house drops through.
19 They prepare bread for laughter. And wine comforts the living. But silver answers all.
20 Do not curse the king (even in your thought) or curse the rich (even in your bed chamber). For the bird of the heaven shall carry the voice. And that which has wings shall tell the matter.
11 Cast your bread upon the waters. For after many days, you shall find it.
2 Give one portion to seven, and also to eight. For you do not know what evil shall be upon the Earth.
3 If the clouds are full, they will pour forth rain upon the Earth. And if the tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall be.
4 He who observes the wind shall not sow. And he who regards the clouds, shall not reap.
5 As you do not know which is the way of the spirit, or how the bones grow in the womb of she who is with child, so you do not know the work of God, Who works all.
6 In the morning, sow your seed. And in the evening, do not let your hand rest. For you do not know which shall prosper, this or that, or whether both alike shall be good.
7 Surely, the light is a pleasant thing. And it is a good thing to the eyes to see the Sun.
8 Though a man lives many years, he rejoices in them all. Yet, he shall remember the days of darkness, because they are many. All that comes is vanity.
9 Rejoice in your youth, O young man! And let your heart cheer yourself in the days of your youth! And 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.
10 Therefore, take away grief from your heart, and make evil depart from your flesh. For childhood and youth are vanity.
12 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days have yet to come. Nor have the years approached in which you shall say, “I have no pleasure in them,”
2 while the Sun is not dark, nor the light, nor the moon, nor the stars. Nor do the clouds return after the rain,
3 when the keepers of the house shall tremble and the strong men shall bow themselves and the grinders shall cease (because they are few and those who look out by the windows grow dark).
4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets by the low sound of the grinding. And he shall rise up at the voice of the bird. And all the daughters of singing shall be brought low.
5 Also they shall be afraid of the high thing. And fear shall be on the way. And the almond tree shall flourish. And the grasshopper shall be a burden. And grasshopper shall be driven away. For man goes to his eternal home. And the mourners go about in the street.
6 While the silver cord is not lengthened, or the golden bowl broken, or the pitcher broken at the well, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
7 And dust returns to the earth as it was. And the spirit returns to God Who gave it.
8 “Vanity of vanities,” says the preacher, “All is vanity.”
9 And the wiser the preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to hear, and searched forth, and prepared many parables.
10 The preacher sought to find out pleasant words, and an upright writing, the words of truth.
11 The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails fastened by the masters of the assemblies, which are given by one pastor.
12 And of other things besides these, my son, take note. For there is no end in making many books. And much reading is a weariness of the flesh.
13 Let us hear the end of all: Fear God and keep His Commandments. For this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God will bring every work to judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good or evil.
1 Paul, an Apostle (neither of man, nor by man; but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, Who has raised Him from the dead),
2 and all the brothers who are with me, to the Churches of Galatia:
3 Grace be with you, and peace, from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God, even our Father,
5 to Whom be glory, forever and ever, Amen.
6 I marvel that you are so soon lured away to another gospel from Him who had called you in the grace of Christ,
7 which is not another gospel. Yet, there are some who are agitating you, and intend to pervert the Gospel of Christ.
8 But even if we, or an angel from Heaven, preach to you any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, so say I now again: If anyone preaches to you any other gospel than that which you have received, let him be accursed.
10 For as of now, do I preach man’s doctrine, or God’s? Or, do I go about to please man? For if I were still pleasing man, I would not be the servant of Christ.
11 Now let it be known, brothers, that the Gospel which was preached by me, is not according to man.
12 Neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard of my former way of life in the Jewish religion; how I persecuted the Church of God extremely, and destroyed it,
14 And advanced in the Jewish religion above many of my countrymen and was much more devoted to the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased God (who had set me apart from my mother’s womb, and called me by His grace)
16 To reveal his Son in me; that I should preach Him among the Gentiles immediately. I did not communicate with flesh and blood.
17 Nor did I return to Jerusalem, to those who were Apostles before me. But I went into Arabia and returned again to Damascus.
18 Then, after three years, I came again to Jerusalem, to visit Peter; and stayed with him fifteen days.
19 And I saw no other Apostle except James, the Lord’s brother.
20 Now the things which I write to you, behold, I testify before God, that I do not lie.
21 After that, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. For I was unknown by face to the Churches of Judea which are in Christ,
22 Who had only heard some say, “He who formerly persecuted us, now preaches the faith which before he destroyed.”
23 And they glorified God in me.
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