² Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.

⁵ The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

²⁰ Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

⁹ And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

² For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

³ They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

⁶ Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.

¹⁶ For this cause says the Lord God, See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested stone, an angle-stone which is certain and of great value: and he who has faith will not give way.

¹¹ When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.

⁹ And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.

⁹ Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

²² He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

²⁰ A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

⁸ Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

²⁹ He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

¹⁶ For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

⁵ If I have gone in false ways, or my foot has been quick in working deceit;

²¹ The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.