Chapter II: Introduction: 1

I.

THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM 9

II.

WISDOM AS THE GUIDE OF CONDUCT 24

III.

THE EARTHLY REWARDS OF WISDOM 37

IV.

EDUCATION: THE CHILD'S THOUGHT OF THE PARENT 52

V.

THE WAYS AND ISSUES OF SIN 65

VI.

CERTAIN EXAMPLES OF THE BINDING CHARACTER OF OUR
OWN ACTIONS 79

VII.

REALISM IN MORAL TEACHING 92

VIII.

THE FIRST-BORN OF THE CREATOR 106

IX.

TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITY 122

X.

WEALTH 135

XI.

GOODNESS 149

XII.

THE TONGUE 163

XIII.

PRIDE AND HUMILITY 179

XIV.

THE INWARD UNAPPROACHABLE LIFE 191

XV.

A PASSIONATE DISPOSITION 203

XVI.

A JUST BALANCE 215

XVII.

FRIENDSHIP 227

XVIII.

THE EVIL OF ISOLATION 239

XIX.

HUMAN FREEDOM 250

XX.

IDLENESS 262

XXI.

WINE 275

XXII.

THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR 288

XXIII.

EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD 303

XXIV.

FORGIVING 314

XXV.

THE KING 325

XXVI.

THE FOOL 337

XXVII.

LIVING DAY BY DAY 350

XXVIII.

AN ASPECT OF ATONEMENT 362

XXIX.

THE NEED OF REVELATION 375

XXX.

THE WORDS OF AGUR 386

XXXI.

A GOOD WOMAN 396

INDEX OF PASSAGES 411

GENERAL INDEX 416