² Also, without knowledge the soul `is' not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.

⁵ The purposes of the diligent `are' only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

²⁰ Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

⁹ and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,

² for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

³ and these things they will do to you, because they did not know the Father, nor me.

⁶ Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also!

¹⁶ Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: `Lo, I am laying a foundation in Zion, A stone -- a tried stone, a corner stone precious, a settled foundation, He who is believing doth not make haste.

¹¹ In the withering of its branch it is broken off, Women are coming in setting it on fire, For it `is' not a people of understanding, Therefore pity it not doth its Maker, And its Former doth not favour it.

⁹ And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

²² Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

²⁰ A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

⁸ Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

²⁹ Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

¹⁶ For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.

⁵ If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,

²¹ The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.