Alsoit is not goodfor a personto be withoutknowledge,And he who hurrieshis footstepserrs.
The plansof the diligent[lead] surelyto advantage,But everyonewho is hasty[comes] surelyto poverty.
And thisI pray,that your lovemay aboundstillmoreand morein real knowledgeand alldiscernment,
Do you seea manwho is hastyin his words?There is morehopefor a foolthanfor him.
For I testifyabout them that they havea zealfor God,but not in accordancewith knowledge.
"These thingsthey will dobecausethey have not knownthe FatherorMe.
My peopleare destroyedfor lackof knowledge.Becauseyou have rejectedknowledge,I also will rejectyou from being My priest.Since you have forgottenthe lawof your God,I alsowill forgetyour children.
Thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I am layingin Ziona stone,a testedstone,A costlycornerstone[for] the foundation,firmlyplaced.He who believes[in it] will not be disturbed.
A faithfulmanwill aboundwith blessings,But he who makeshasteto be richwill not gounpunished.
In additionto beinga wiseman,the Preacheralsotaughtthe peopleknowledge;and he pondered,searchedout and arrangedmanyproverbs.
Do not be eagerin your heartto be angry,For angerresidesin the bosomof fools.
A manwith an evileyehastensafter wealthAnd does not knowthat wantwill comeupon him.
Do not goout hastilyto argue[your case]; Otherwise,whatwill you doin the end,When your neighborhumiliatesyou?
He whois slowto angerhas greatunderstanding,But he whois quick-temperedexaltsfolly.
For their feetrunto evilAnd they hastento shedblood.
The lipsof the righteousfeedmany,But foolsdiefor lackof understanding.
When its limbsare dry,they are brokenoff; Womencome[and] makea firewith them, For they are not a peopleof discernment,Thereforetheir Makerwill not havecompassionon them. And their Creatorwill not be graciousto them.
"IfI have walkedwith falsehood,And my foothas hastenedafterdeceit,
Then onewentout into the fieldto gatherherbs,and founda wildvineand gatheredfrom it his lapfullof wildgourds,and cameand slicedthem into the potof stew,for they did not know[what they were].
