Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive and whole, {like those who descend to the pit}.

When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you,

if you seek her like silver and search her out {like treasure},

But the path of the righteous ones [is] like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day {is full}.

The way of the wicked ones [is] like deep darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.

May your eyes look forward and your gaze be straight before you.

He shall die {for lack of} discipline, and in the greatness of his folly he shall be lost.

Save yourself like a gazelle from a hand, or like a bird from the hand of a fowler.

like a {robber} shall your poverty come, and what you lack like an armed man.

For [like] a lamp [is] a commandment, and instruction [is] light, and the way of life [is the] reproof of discipline,

Keep my commands and live, and my teaching like [the] {apple of your eye}.

He goes after her suddenly; like an ox to the slaughter he goes, and like a stag to the instruction of a fool,

until an arrow pierces his {entrails}, like a bird rushing into a snare, but he does not know that {it will cost him his life}.

The memory of righteousness [is] like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools {die for lack of sense}.

[It is] like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.

Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus [is] the lazy to one who employs him.

He who trusts in his wealth [is] he who will fall, but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.

A woman of strength [is] the crown of her master, but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.

There is one who speaks rashly, like the thrust of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

The righteous eats to satisfy his life, but the belly of the wicked will lack.

A scoffer does not like {his rebuke}; to the wise he will not go.

The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway.

In the light of the face of the king [there is] life, and his favor [is] like a cloud of spring rain.

A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips [are] like a scorching fire.

[Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.

The words of a whisper [are] like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down [to] inner parts of the body.

The wealth of the rich [is] {his strong city}, and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.

A brother who is offended [is worse] than a city of strength, and quarrels [are] like the bars of a fortification.

The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Roaring like the lion [is the] dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life.

Deep waters [are like] purpose in the heart of a man, and a man of understanding will draw it out.

Your eyes will {alight} on it, but there is nothing [to] it, for suddenly it will make for itself wings like an eagle and it will be exhausted [in] the heavens.

For, like hair in his {throat}, so it is. "Eat and drink!" he will say to you, but his heart will not be with you.

She [is] also like a robber lying in wait, and the faithless among mankind she increases.

Do not look at wine when it is red, when it {sparkles} on the cup, going down smoothly.

{In the end}, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.

And you will be like him who lies down in the heart of the sea, and like him who lies down on top of a mast.

if you say, "Look, we do not know this," does not he who weighs hearts perceive [it]? And he who keeps your soul, he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.

Do not lie in wait [like] an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence [to] his dwelling place.

and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.

Like the cold of snow on a day of harvest [is] a faithful messenger to those who send him, and the soul of his master is refreshed.

[Like] clouds and wind when there is no rain, [so too is] a man who boasts in a gift of deception.

[Like] a club and sword and a sharp arrow [is] a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

[Like] one who removes a garment on a cold day, [or like] vinegar on natron, [is] he who sings songs to a heavy heart.

[Like] cold water upon a weary soul, [so too is] good news from a distant place.

[Like] a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is the righteous who gives way before the wicked.

A breached city [where] there is no wall [is like] a man who {has no} self-control for his spirit.

Like snow in the summer and like rain at the harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Like the sparrow [is] to fluttering and like the swallow [is] to flying, so an undeserved curse does not go forth.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you become like him--even you.

[Like] cutting off feet [or] drinking violence, so [is] he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.

[Like] legs that hang limp from a lame person, so [is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Like binding a stone in a sling, so [is] giving honor to a fool.

[Like] a thorn that goes up in the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.

[Like] an archer who wounds everyone, so [is] he who hires a fool or he who hires passersby.

Like a dog returning to his vomit [is] a fool reverting to his folly.

Like a maniac who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,

For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.

The words of a whisperer [are] like delicious morsels, and they go down to the inner parts of the body.

[Like] {impure silver} which overlays an earthen vessel, [so are] smooth lips and an evil heart.

Like a bird that strays from its nest, so is a man who strays from his place.

The wicked flee, but no one pursues, but the righteous is bold like a lion.

[Like] a roaring lion and a charging bear [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.

With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase, but the righteous will look on his downfall.

For the leech, [there are] two daughters; "Give, give!" [they cry]. As for three of these, they are not satisfied; as for four, they do not say enough.

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and gain he will not lack.

She is like the ships of a merchant; from far off she brings her food;