Wisdomis in the presenceof the one who hasunderstanding,But the eyesof a foolare on the endsof the earth.
Turnawaymy eyesfrom lookingat vanity,And reviveme in Your ways.
A scofferseekswisdomand [finds] none,But knowledgeis easyto one who hasunderstanding.
The mindof the intelligentseeksknowledge,But the mouthof foolsfeedson folly.
A foolishsonis a griefto his fatherAnd bitternessto her who borehim.
When you setyour eyeson it, it is gone.For [wealth] certainlymakesitself wingsLike an eaglethat flies[toward] the heavens.
The wiseman'seyesare in his head,but the foolwalksin darkness.And yetI knowthat onefatebefallsthem both.
Whatthe eyesseeis betterthanwhat the souldesires.Thistoois futilityand a strivingafter wind.
Whois like the wisemanand whoknowsthe interpretationof a matter?A man'swisdomillumineshim and causes his sternfaceto beam.
"Ifanyoneis willingto doHis will,he will knowof the teaching,whetherit is of Godor[whether] I speakfrom Myself.
For allthat is in the world,the lustof the fleshand the lustof the eyesand the boastful prideof life,is not from the Father,but is from the world.
