Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;

He will not consider any compensation; he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.

The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passer-by.

Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;