Pre-Game Proverb with John Rayner

Ecc 11:3  When clouds are heavy, the rains come down. Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls.

Ecc 11:2  But divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.

Ecc 11:1  Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.

Ecc 10:20  Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter. 

Ecc 10:19  A party gives laughter, wine gives happiness, and money gives everything!

Ecc 10:18  Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.

Ecc 10:16  What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant, the land whose leaders feast in the morning. Ecc 10:17  Happy is the land whose king is a noble leader and whose leaders feast at the proper time to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.

Ecc 10:15  The toil of a fool so wearies him that he does not even know how to go to a city.

Ecc 10:13  Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness;Ecc 10:14  they chatter on and on. No one really knows what is going to happen; no one can predict the future.

Ecc 10:12  Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

Ecc 10:11  If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

Ecc 10:8  When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake. 

Ecc 10:8  When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake. 

Ecc 10:5  There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler—Ecc 10:6  folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places. Ecc 10:7  I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.

Ecc 10:4  If the ruler's temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.

Ecc 10:3  Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.

Ecc 10:2  A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him toward the left.

Ecc 10:1  As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.

Ecc 9:18  Better to have wisdom than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

Ecc 9:17  The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

Ecc 9:16  So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.

Ecc 9:13  Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me. Ecc 9:14  There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it. Ecc 9:15  But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Ecc 9:12  People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.

Ecc 9:11  I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

Ecc 9:7  So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! Ecc 9:8  Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne! Ecc 9:9  Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil. Ecc 9:10  Whatever you do, do well. For when...