⁸ What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?

¹ When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,

² I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.

⁹ I will go before the Lord in the land of the living.

¹ Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

¹⁴ The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.

¹⁵ Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

¹⁶ Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!

¹¹ The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.

⁶ They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

¹⁷ Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;