For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He watches all his paths.

“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.

“Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills I was brought forth;

Then I was beside Him, as a master workman;
And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,

The evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord,
How much more the hearts of men!

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

Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
But humility goes before honor.

He who gives an answer before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.

A man’s gift makes room for him
And brings him before great men.

Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully what is before you,

Take away the wicked before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Like a trampled spring and a polluted well
Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

Though his hatred covers itself with guile,
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.

Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?

Two things I asked of You,
Do not refuse me before I die:

The lion which is mighty among beasts
And does not retreat before any,