ir God, and they shall
be my people: and they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and
every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know
me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD:
for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no
more.

WISDOM

WISDOM BREVITIES

The liberal soul shall be made fat:
And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

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Where no oxen are, the crib is clean:
But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

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He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
And he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

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It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer:
But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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Boast not thyself of tomorrow;
For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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As vinegar to the teeth,
And as smoke to the eyes,
So is the sluggard to them that send him.

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All the brethren of the poor do hate him:
How much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

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The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a vapour driven to and fro;
They that seek them seek death.

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As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather,
And as vinegar upon nitre,
So is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

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Wrath is cruel,
And anger is outrageous:
But who is able to stand before jealousy?

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The fining pot is for silver,
And the furnace for gold:
And a man is tried by his praise.

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Transitoriness of Riches

An Epigram

Weary not thyself to be rich;
Cease from thine own wisdom;
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which i