The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh; envy makes the bones rot. Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker; whoever is generous to the needy honors Him. In all toil there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. Even in laughter the heart may ache; the end of joy may be grief. Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding; a hasty temper exalts folly.
The Tabernacle was the portable sanctuary that Israel built according to God's instructions at Mount Sinai. It served as God's dwelling place among His people during the wilderness wanderings and early settlement in Canaan. It contained the Ark of the Covenant, the altar, and the holy place.
Collection of short, two-line proverbs covering all aspects of life.
