May you turn to my argument! Behold, I shall pour out my spirit upon you; I will make my words known to you.

I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic comes [upon] you.

When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you,

May loyal love and truth not forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them upon your heart.

With his knowledge, depths broke open, and clouds dropped dew.

She will give a garland for your head; she shall bestow a crown of glory upon you."

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

Bind them on your heart continually; tie them upon your neck.

If a man walks upon the hot coals, will his feet not be burned?

"Sacrifices of peace offerings [are] upon me; {today} I completed my vows.

{when he established} the heavens, there I [was], {when he drew} a circle upon the face of the deep,

She has sent her servant girls, she calls upon the wings of the high places of town,

She sits at the door of her house, upon a throne [at the] high places of town,

The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.

The heart of the wise will make his mouth judicious, and upon his lips, it will add persuasiveness.

The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access.

Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes [and] have plenty bread.

For [it is] pleasant if you guard them {within you}; together they will be ready upon your lips.

Wisdom [is too] high for fools; at the gate he will not open his mouth.

But they who rebuke will have delight, and upon them blessings of goodness will come.

For coals of fire you will heap upon his head, and Yahweh will reward you.

Better to live upon the corner of a roof than [with] a woman of contention and [in a] shared house.

[Like] cold water upon a weary soul, [so too is] good news from a distant place.

Better a rebuke that is open than a love that is hidden.

If you crush a fool in the mortar with the pestle {along with} the crushed grain, it will not drive folly from upon him.

He who hurries for wealth is {a man with an evil eye}, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all the {needy}.

Open your mouth, judge righteousness, and defend [the] poor and needy.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and instruction of kindness [is] upon her tongue.