¹¹ The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

¹⁶ Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.

¹⁵ Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

¹⁶ Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

¹⁷ The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

¹⁶ The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

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;

¹⁸ Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

²⁵ For it is my desire, brothers, that this secret may be clear to you, so that you may not have pride in your knowledge, that Israel has been made hard in part, till all the Gentiles have come in;

¹³ No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

¹⁴ And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

³ See, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret which is deeper than your knowledge:

⁴ By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:

⁵ By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:

¹³ For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;

¹⁴ And I have put my hands on the wealth of the peoples, as on the place where a bird has put her eggs; and as a man may take the eggs from which a bird has gone, so I have taken all the earth for myself: and not a wing was moved, and not a mouth gave out a sound.

²¹ Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!

⁵ Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

⁴ Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

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

¹⁷ The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

¹¹ The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.

⁹ It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.