1 A wise magistrate will educate his people, and the rule of an understanding man will be well ordered.
2 Like the magistrate of the people, so are his officials; and like the ruler of the city, so are all its inhabitants.
3 An undisciplined king will ruin his people, but a city will grow through the understanding of its rulers.
4 The government of the earth is in the hands of the Lord, and over it he will raise up the right man for the time.
5 The success of a man is in the hands of the Lord, and he confers his honor upon the person of the scribe.
6 Do not be angry with your neighbor for any injury, and do not attempt anything by acts of insolence.
7 Arrogance is hateful before the Lord and before men, and injustice is outrageous to both.
8 Sovereignty passes from nation to nation on account of injustice and insolence and wealth.
9 How can he who is dust and ashes be proud? for even in life his bowels decay.
10 A long illness baffles the physician; the king of today will die tomorrow.
11 For when a man is dead, he will inherit creeping things, and wild beasts, and worms.
12 The beginning of man's pride is to depart from the Lord; his heart has forsaken his Maker.
13 For the beginning of pride is sin, and the man who clings to it pours out abominations. Therefore the Lord brought upon them extraordinary afflictions, and destroyed them utterly.
14 The Lord has cast down the thrones of rulers, and has seated the lowly in their place.
15 The Lord has plucked up the roots of the nations, and has planted the humble in their place.
16 The Lord has overthrown the lands of the nations, and has destroyed them to the foundations of the earth.
17 He has removed some of them and destroyed them, and has extinguished the memory of them from the earth.
18 Pride was not created for men, nor fierce anger for those born of women.
19 What race is worthy of honor? The human race. What race is worthy of honor? Those who fear the Lord. What race is unworthy of honor? The human race. What race is unworthy of honor? Those who transgress the commandments.
20 Among brothers their leader is worthy of honor, and those who fear the Lord are worthy of honor in his eyes.
22 The rich, and the eminent, and the poor -- their glory is the fear of the Lord.
23 It is not right to despise an intelligent poor man, nor is it proper to honor a sinful man.
24 The nobleman, and the judge, and the ruler will be honored, but none of them is greater than the man who fears the Lord.
25 Free men will be at the service of a wise servant, and a man of understanding will not grumble.
26 Do not make a display of your wisdom when you do your work, nor glorify yourself at a time when you are in want.
27 Better is a man who works and has an abundance of everything, than one who goes about boasting, but lacks bread.
28 My son, glorify yourself with humility, and ascribe to yourself honor according to your worth.
29 Who will justify the man that sins against himself? And who will honor the man that dishonors his own life?
30 A poor man is honored for his knowledge, while a rich man is honored for his wealth.
31 A man honored in poverty, how much more in wealth! And a man dishonored in wealth, how much more in poverty!
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Ecclesiastical 11 discusses the importance of being humble and trusting God rather than depending on wealth and material goods. The chapter also warns about the inconstancy of life and the uncertainty of the future, encouraging people to make the most of their time.
Proverbs 23:4-5: "Do not be tired to enrich; do not apply your intelligence. Thou shad be your eyes and you will no longer see it; for you will surely create wings like the eagle and fly to heaven." This verse warns of the danger of putting a lot of value in material riches rather than trusting God.
Matthew 6:19-21: "You do not gather for you treasures on the earth, where trace and rust run and where thieves steal and steal; but gather to you treasures in the sky, where neither the moth nor the rust corroded, and where The thieves do not steal or steal. Because where is your treasure, there will be your heart too. " This verse reinforces the importance of investing in things that last rather than focusing on temporary material goods.
Philippians 4:11-13: "I do not say this as by necessity, because I have already learned to content with what I have. I know I can be deducted and I can also have abundance; in every way, and in all things I am instructed, so much, so much to be abundant, as well as being hungry; both to be abundant, and to suffer need. I can all things in Christ that strengthens me. " This verse highlights the importance of humility and contentment in all circumstances.
Luke 12:15: "And he said unto them, Bend and keep you from greed; for any man's life is not the abundance of what he has." This verse emphasizes that life is not about the amount of material possessions that someone has.
James 4:13-14: "Hey now you say, Today, or tomorrow we will go to such a city, and there we will spend a year, and we will hire, and we will win; I tell you that you do not know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? It is a steam that appears for a little, and then fades. " This verse highlights the uncertainty of life and the importance of living each day with wisdom and purpose.
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