I thought to myself, "What happens to fools is going to happen to me, too. So what have I gained from being so wise?" "Nothing," I answered, "not a thing."

So don't be too good or too wise---why kill yourself ?

My child, there is something else to watch out for. There is no end to the writing of books, and too much study will wear you out.

After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for.

God said to us humans, "To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord. To understand, you must turn from evil."

You should not fool yourself. If any of you think that you are wise by this world's standards, you should become a fool, in order to be really wise.

and another scripture says, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are worthless."

Are there any of you who are wise and understanding? You are to prove it by your good life, by your good deeds performed with humility and wisdom.

Such wisdom does not come down from heaven; it belongs to the world, it is unspiritual and demonic.

But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy.