Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not whither.

lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;

lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil come into the house of a stranger;

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

lest thou learn his paths, and get a snare to thy soul.

lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

lest he that heareth it disgrace thee, and thine evil report turn not away.

Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.

Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God.

Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

lest they drink And forget the law, And pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction.