If they say, “Come with us,
Let us lie in wait for blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

I will also laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your dread comes,

When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.

For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;

Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.

Do this then, my son, and deliver yourself;
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go, humble yourself, and importune your neighbor.

Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.

Therefore his calamity will come suddenly;
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.

And behold, a woman comes to meet him,
Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.

“Therefore I have come out to meet you,
To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.

“Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with caresses.

He has taken a bag of money with him,
At the full moon he will come home.”

“Come, eat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.

What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous will be granted.

When pride comes, then comes dishonor,
But with the humble is wisdom.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Through insolence comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline,
But he who regards reproof will be honored.

Where no oxen are, the manger is clean,
But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom,
And before honor comes humility.

When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes,
And with dishonor comes scorn.

The first to plead his case seems right,
Until another comes and examines him.

A man of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,
But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.

For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?

But to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

Then your poverty will come as a robber
And your want like an armed man.

Take away the dross from the silver,
And there comes out a vessel for the smith;

For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.

He who digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.

Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.