⁹ And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, `and' set in order many proverbs.

³² And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

¹ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

¹² Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

¹³ I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

¹⁴ And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

¹⁵ And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David thy father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

¹⁶ Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

¹⁷ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

¹⁸ But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

¹⁹ nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

²⁰ And Jehovah hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

²¹ And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

⁸ Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, `and' that hear thy wisdom.

¹ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

¹ These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.