13 And thus we see how great the ^ainequality of man is because of sin and ^btransgression, and the power of the devil, which comes by the cunning ^cplans which he hath devised to ensnare the hearts of men.

  5 The ^afool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

  12 The ^awords of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a ^bfool will swallow up himself.

  17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have ^amercy on their fatherless and ^bwidows; for ^cevery one of them is a hypocrite and an ^devildoer, and every mouth speaketh ^efolly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his ^fhand is stretched out still.

  7 And it shall come to pass that there shall be a great work in the land, even among the ^aGentiles, for their ^bfolly and their abominations shall be made manifest in the eyes of all people.

  15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which ^ajustify yourselves before men; but God ^bknoweth your ^chearts: for that which is highly esteemed among ^dmen is ^eabomination in the sight of God.

  20 And the Gentiles are lifted up in the ^apride of their eyes, and have ^bstumbled, because of the greatness of their ^cstumbling block, that they have built up many ^dchurches; nevertheless, they ^eput down the power and miracles of God, and preach up unto themselves their own wisdom and their own ^flearning, that they may get gain and grind upon the face of the poor.

  4 And they shall contend one with another; and their priests shall contend one with another, and they shall teach with their ^alearning, and deny the ^bHoly Ghost, which giveth utterance.

  6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but ^aknowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

  8 How do ye say, We are ^awise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

  22 Professing themselves to be ^awise, they became fools,

  22 Without ^acounsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

  10 Wherefore, brethren, seek not to ^acounsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in ^bwisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works.

  12 And it may suffice if I only say they are preserved for a ^awise purpose, which purpose is known unto God; for he doth ^bcounsel in wisdom over all his works, and his paths are straight, and his course is ^cone eternal round.

  4 Labour not to be ^arich: cease from thine own ^bwisdom.

  17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the ^awork that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a ^bwise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

  5 By thy great ^awisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:

  9 And their ^awisdom shall be great, and their ^bunderstanding reach to heaven; and before them the wisdom of the wise shall ^cperish, and the understanding of the ^dprudent shall come to naught.