“There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing; there is that
maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches” (xiii. 7).
“The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not
intermeddle with its joy” (xiv. 10).
“If care is in the heart of man, let him still it; if a good thing,
let him brighten it up” (xii. 25).
“He is a guide to life who keepeth instruction, but he that
refuseth reproof misleadeth” (x. 17).
“Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth” (xxvii. 1).
“All the ways of man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord
weigheth the spirits” (xvi. 2).