you shall throw your lot in our midst, there will be one purse for all of us."

Because I called out and you refused me, I stretched out my hand, yet there is none who heeds.

When cometh as a crashing your dread, and, your calamity, as a storm-wind, overtaketh, when there come upon you, distress and anguish.

He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

There shall be healing for your {flesh}, and refreshment for your body.

Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.

So that if thou goest therein, there shall no straitness hinder thee: and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall.

Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.

Shall your springs be scattered outward? In the streets, [shall there be] streams of water?

He will die because there is no discipline,
and be lost because of his great stupidity.

How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

Upon {such a man}, suddenly shall his calamity come; in a moment he will be damaged and there is no healing.

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

When you walk here and there, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up, they will talk to you.

And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

For there is no man in his home; he has gone on a {long journey}.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before there was land.

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

Before the mountains were shaped, before there were hills, I was bringing them to birth.

When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

For, by me, shall be multiplied - thy days, and there be added to thee - the years of life.

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness, but [the] righteous have a foundation forever.

When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety.

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

He that keepeth back corn, the populace will curse him, but there is, a blessing, for the head of him that selleth.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.

There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

{When there are no} oxen the manger is empty, but an abundance of crops [comes] by the strength of an ox.

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none for him; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Even in laughter there may be heartache, and at the end of joy there may be grief.

A poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
but there are many who love the rich.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

[In] the house of the righteous [there is] much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; And he that hateth reproof shall die.

Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

The LORD abhorreth all presumptuous and proud hearts; there may neither strength nor power escape.

In the light of the face of the king [there is] life, and his favor [is] like a cloud of spring rain.

Pride goeth before destruction; and after a proud stomach there followeth a fall.

There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble.

He who begets a fool, [there is] trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.

When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy cometh reproach.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Where no discretion is, there the soul is not well; and whoso is swift on foot, stumbleth hastily.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,
but they are not there.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

Many there be that would be called good-doers; but where shall one find a true faithful man?

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

A deep pit is the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.

If there is nothing for you to pay, why will he take your bed from under you?

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money

Your eyes will {alight} on it, but there is nothing [to] it, for suddenly it will make for itself wings like an eagle and it will be exhausted [in] the heavens.

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.

And lo! there had come up all over it - thorns, there had covered the face thereof - thistles, and, the stone fence thereof, had been thrown down.

As heaven is to height and the earth is to depth, so [is] the heart of kings--there is no searching.

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

A breached city [where] there is no wall [is like] a man who {has no} self-control for his spirit.

Like as the bird, and the swallow take their flight and flee here and there; so the curse that is given in vain, shall not light upon a man.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

Like as in one water there appear divers faces, even so divers men have divers hearts.

There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;

And there will be goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.

The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.

A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, Is a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.