Pre Game Proverb

Ecc 8:5  He who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.

Ecc 8:2  I say: Keep the king's command, because of God's oath to him.

Ecc 8:3  Be not hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases.

Ecc 8:4  For the word of the king is supreme, and who may say to him, “What are you doing?”

Ecc 8:1  Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

Ecc 7:28  Though I have searched repeatedly, I have not found what I was looking for. Only one out of a thousand men is virtuous, but not one woman!

Ecc 7:29  But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.”

Ecc 7:26  I discovered that a seductive woman is a trap more bitter than death. Her passion is a snare, and her soft hands are chains. Those who are pleasing to God will escape her, but sinners will be caught in her snare.

Ecc 7:27  “This is my conclusion,” says the Teacher. “I discovered this after looking at the matter from every possible angle.

Ecc 7:23  I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, “I am determined to be wise.” But it didn’t work.

Ecc 7:24  Wisdom is always distant and difficult to find.

Ecc 7:25  I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

Ecc 7:21  Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you.

Ecc 7:20  Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins. 

Ecc 7:19  Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Ecc 7:16  So don’t be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself?

Ecc 7:17  On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time?

Ecc 7:18  Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes.