Pistis Sophia

31:16 She hath considered a field , and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. 31:17 She hath girded with might her loins , And doth strengthen her arms. 31:18 She hath perceived when her merchandise [is] good , Her lamp is not extinguished in the night. 31:19 Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff. 31:20 Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor , Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy. 31:21 She is not afraid of her household from snow , For all her household are clothed [with] scarlet. 31:22 Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself , Silk and purple [are] her clothing. 31:23 Known in the gates is her husband , In his sitting with elders of the land. 31:24 Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant. 31:25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing , And she rejoiceth at a latter day. 31:26 Her mouth she hath opened i

30:24 Four [are] little ones of earth , And they are made wiser than the wise: 30:25 The ants [are] a people not strong , And they prepare in summer their food, 30:26 Conies [are] a people not strong , And they place in a rock their house, 30:27 A king there is not to the locust , And it goeth out -- each one shouting, 30:28 A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king. 30:29 Three there are going well , Yea, four are good in going: 30:30 An old lion -- mighty among beasts , That turneth not back from the face of any, 30:31 A girt one of the loins , or a he-goat, And a king -- no rising up with him. 30:32 If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth! 30:33 For the churning of milk bringeth out butter , And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood , And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife! 31:1 Words of Lemuel a king , a declaration that his mother

30:1 Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man : -- I have wearied myself [for] God, I have wearied myself [for] God, and am consumed. 30:2 For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man. 30:3 Nor have I learned wisdom , Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know. 30:4 Who went up to heaven , and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What [is] His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest! 30:5 Every saying of God [is] tried , A shield He [is] to those trusting in Him. 30:6 Add not to His words , lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false. 30:7 Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die. 30:8 Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion, 30:9 Lest I become s

29:6 In the transgression of the evil [is] a snare , And the righteous doth sing and rejoice. 29:7 The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor , The wicked understandeth not knowledge. 29:8 Men of scorning ensnare a city , And the wise turn back anger. 29:9 A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry , And he hath laughed, and there is no rest. 29:10 Men of blood hate the perfect , And the upright seek his soul. 29:11 A fool bringeth out all his mind , And the wise till afterwards restraineth it. 29:12 A ruler who is attending to lying words , All his ministers [are] wicked. 29:13 The poor and the man of frauds have met together , Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both. 29:14 a king that is judging truly the poor , His throne for ever is established. 29:15 A rod and reproof give wisdom , And a youth let away is shaming his mother. 29:16 In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth,

28:13 Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy. 28:14 O the happiness of a man fearing continually , And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil. 28:15 A growling lion , and a ranging bear , [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people. 28:16 A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days. 28:17 A man oppressed with the blood of a soul , Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him. 28:18 Whoso is walking uprightly is saved , And the perverted of ways falleth at once. 28:19 Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread , And whoso is pursuing vanity , Is filled [with] poverty. 28:20 A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted. 28:21 To discern faces is not good , And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress. 28:22 Troubled for wealth [is] the man [with] an

27:20 Sheol and destruction are not satisfied , And the eyes of man are not satisfied. 27:21 A refining pot [is] for silver , and a furnace for gold , And a man according to his praise. 27:22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar , Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him. 27:23 Know well the face of thy flock , Set thy heart to the droves, 27:24 For riches [are] not to the age , Nor a crown to generation and generation. 27:25 Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass , And gathered the herbs of mountains. 27:26 Lambs [are] for thy clothing , And the price of the field [are] he-goats, 27:27 And a sufficiency of goats' milk [is] for thy bread , For bread to thy house , and life to thy damsels! 28:1 The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer . And the righteous as a young lion is confident. 28:2 By the transgression of a land many [are] its heads. And by an intelligent man , W

26:25 When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations [are] in his heart. 26:26 Hatred is covered by deceit , Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly. 26:27 Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone , to him it turneth. 26:28 A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones , And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow! 27:1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth. 27:2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth , A stranger , and not thine own lips. 27:3 A stone [is] heavy , and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both. 27:4 Fury [is] fierce , and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy? 27:5 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love. 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover , And abundant the kisses of an enemy. 27:7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb , And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [i

26:1 As snow in summer , and as rain in harvest , So honour [is] not comely for a fool. 26:2 As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come. 26:3 A whip is for a horse , a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools. 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly , Lest thou be like to him -- even thou. 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly , Lest he be wise in his own eyes. 26:6 He is cutting off feet , he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool. 26:7 Weak have been the two legs of the lame , And a parable in the mouth of fools. 26:8 As one who is binding a stone in a sling , So [is] he who is giving honour to a fool. 26:9 A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard , And a parable in the mouth of fools. 26:10 Great [is] the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool , And is rewarding transgressors. 26:11 As a dog hath returned to its vomit , A fool

25:9 Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not, 25:10 Lest the hearer put thee to shame , And thine evil report turn not back. 25:11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver , [Is] the word spoken at its fit times. 25:12 A ring of gold , and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear. 25:13 As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest , [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth. 25:14 Clouds and wind , and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift. 25:15 By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded , And a soft tongue breaketh a bone. 25:16 Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it. 25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house , Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee. 25:18 A maul, and a sword , and a sharp arrow , [Is] the man

24:17 In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful, 24:18 Lest Jehovah see, and [it be] evil in His eyes , And He hath turned from off him His anger. 24:19 Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked, 24:20 For there is not a posterity to the evil , The lamp of the wicked is extinguished. 24:21 Fear Jehovah, my son , and the king , With changers mix not up thyself, 24:22 For suddenly doth their calamity rise , And the ruin of them both -- who knoweth! 24:23 These also are for the wise : -- To discern faces in judgment is not good. 24:24 Whoso is saying to the wicked , `Thou [art] righteous,' Peoples execrate him -- nations abhor him. 24:25 And to those reproving it is pleasant , And on them cometh a good blessing. 24:26 Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words. 24:27 Prepare in an out-place thy work , And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then

23:31 See not wine when it showeth itself red , When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright. 23:32 Its latter end -- as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth. 23:33 Thine eyes see strange women , And thy heart speaketh perverse things. 23:34 And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea , And as one lying down on the top of a mast. 23:35 `They smote me, I have not been sick , They beat me, I have not known . When I awake -- I seek it yet again!' 24:1 Be not envious of evil men , And desire not to be with them. 24:2 For destruction doth their heart meditate , And perverseness do their lips speak. 24:3 By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself. 24:4 And by knowledge the inner parts are filled , [With] all precious and pleasant wealth. 24:5 Mighty [is] the wise in strength , And a man of knowledge is strengthening power, 24:6 For

23:5 For wealth maketh to itself wings , As an eagle it flieth to the heavens. 23:6 Eat not the bread of an evil eye , And have no desire to his dainties, 23:7 For as he hath thought in his soul , so [is] he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart [is] not with thee. 23:8 Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that [are] sweet. 23:9 In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words. 23:10 Remove not a border of olden times , And into fields of the fatherless enter not, 23:11 For their Redeemer [is] strong , He doth plead their cause with thee. 23:12 Bring in to instruction thy heart , And thine ear to sayings of knowledge. 23:13 Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. 23:14 Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest. 23:15 My son , if thy heart hath been wise , My heart rejoiceth, e

22:10 Cast out a scorner -- and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease. 22:11 Whoso is loving cleanness of heart , Grace [are] his lips , a king [is] his friend. 22:12 The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge , And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous. 22:13 The slothful hath said, `A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.' 22:14 A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women , The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there. 22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth , The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him. 22:16 He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want. 22:17 Incline thine ear , and hear words of the wise , And thy heart set to my knowledge, 22:18 For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart , They are prepared together for thy lips. 22:19 That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou. 22