For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.

When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.

Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.

Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.

Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

He will get wounds and dishonor. His reproach will not be wiped away.

in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.

while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;

Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.

A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

A scoffer doesn't love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

"They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don't feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another."

If you say, "Behold, we didn't know this;" doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.

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

Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, "It's not wrong." He is a partner with a destroyer.

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

A servant can't be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.

Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.

I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.

There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

Sheol, the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that doesn't say, 'Enough.'

the ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, 'Where is strong drink?'

She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn't go out by night.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.