If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.
Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!

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

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

and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.

Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning.
Let’s feast on each other’s love!

He took a bag of money with him
and will come home at the time of the full moon.”

“Come, eat my bread,
and drink the wine I have mixed.

What the wicked dreads will come to him,
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.

People will curse anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.

The one who searches for what is good finds favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.

Poverty and disgrace come to those
who ignore discipline,
but the one who accepts correction will be honored.

The one who lives with integrity is righteous;
his children who come after him will be happy.

The man who strays from the way of wisdom
will come to rest
in the assembly of the departed spirits.

for destruction from them will come suddenly;
who knows what distress these two can bring?

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.

Thistles had come up everywhere,
weeds covered the ground,
and the stone wall was ruined.

and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.

for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.

The one who digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever rolls a stone—
it will come back on him.

When the righteous triumph,
there is great rejoicing,
but when the wicked come to power,
people hide themselves.

A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.

When the wicked come to power,
people hide,
but when they are destroyed,
the righteous flourish.

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Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in His hands?
Who has bound up the waters in a cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name,
and what is the name of His Son—
if you know?

Strength and honor are her clothing,
and she can laugh at the time to come.