The wisdom of a fell [or witting] man is to understand his way; and the unwariness of fools erreth.
the beginning of wisdom is the dread of the Lord. Good understanding is to all that do it; his praising dwelleth into the world of world.
I would that my ways were dressed; to keep thy justifyings.
[Jod.] Thine hands made me, and formed me; give thou understanding to me, that I learn thy behests.
Make thou early thy mercy heard to me; for I hoped in thee. Make thou known to me the way in which I shall go; for I raised my soul to thee.
A wicked man maketh unstable work; but faithful meed is to him, that soweth rightfulness [or rightwiseness].
The thoughts of just [or rightwise] men be dooms; and the counsels of wicked men be guileful.
Folly is joy to a fool; but a prudent man shall address his steps.
Then thou shalt understand rightfulness [or rightwiseness], and doom, and equity, and each good path.
I go in the ways of rightfulness [or rightwiseness], in the midst of the paths of doom;
And I saw, that wisdom went so much before folly, as much as light is diverse from darknesses.
For the mind of a wise man shall not be, in like manner as neither that of a fool, without end, and [the] times to coming [or to come] shall cover all things altogether with forgetting; a learned man dieth in like manner as an unlearned man.
Raise ye your eyes, and see ye, what men come from the north; where is the flock which is given to thee, thy noble sheep?
For the wisdom of this world is folly with God; for it is written, I shall catch wise men in their fell wisdom, [or subtle guile];
Do ye away by the old living [or after the first living], the old man, that is corrupt by the desires of error;
Therefore do not ye be made unwise, but understanding which is the will of God [or of the Lord].
But evil men and deceivers shall increase into worse, erring [them-selves], and sending [others] into error.
Who is wise, and taught among you? show he of good living his working [or his work], in mildness of his wisdom.