When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.

What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous will be granted.

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

Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

Wisdom is too exalted for a fool,
He does not open his mouth in the gate.

But to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

When I saw, I reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!”

Better is open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.

A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.

Open your mouth for the mute,
For the rights of all the unfortunate.

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.