Can a man carry fire in his lap, and his clothes not burn?

When there were no deep oceans I was born, when there were no springs overflowing with water;

before the mountains were set in place -- before the hills -- I was born,

The mouth of the righteous flows with [skillful and godly] wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

Good understanding wins favor [from others],
But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

The foolish one was born for sorrow to himself, and the father of the foolish one shall not rejoice.,

Burn not with vexation against evil doers, be not envious of lawless men;

The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.