Nuggets of Wisdom

6 Don't work yourself into the spotlight; don't push your way into the place of prominence. 7 It's better to be promoted to a place of honor than face humiliation by being demoted.

2 God delights in concealing things; scientists delight in discovering things.

30-34 I passed by the field of a lazy person, by the vineyard of someone with no sense; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

29 Do not say, "I'll do to them as they have done to me; I'll pay them back for what they did."

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead?

27 Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

19 Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked, 20 for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.