Pre Game Proverb

Ecc 10:2  A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him toward the left.

Ecc 10:1  As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.

Ecc 9:18  Better to have wisdom than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

Ecc 9:17  The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

Ecc 9:16  So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.

Ecc 9:13  Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me.

Ecc 9:14  There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.

Ecc 9:15  But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Ecc 9:12  People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.

Ecc 9:11  I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

Ecc 9:7  So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this!

Ecc 9:8  Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne!

Ecc 9:9  Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.

Ecc 9:10  Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Ecc 9:4  There is hope only for the living. As they say, “It’s better to be a live dog than a dead lion!”

Ecc 9:5  For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten.

Ecc 9:6  Indeed their love, their hate and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun.