To know wisdom and instruction, to understand sayings of understanding,

and your barns shall be full of plenty, and your vats shall burst [with] new wine.

Children, listen [to the] instruction of a father, and be attentive [in order] to know insight.

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

She does not observe the path of life; her ways wander, [and] she does not know [it].

Now, O children, listen to me; do not depart from the sayings of my mouth.

It has no chief, officer, or ruler.

Upon {such a man}, suddenly shall his calamity come; in a moment he will be damaged and there is no healing.

Now in the street, now in the square, {at} every corner she lies in wait.

For there is no man in his home; he has gone on a {long journey}.

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}.

And now, my children, listen to me, and be attentive to the sayings of my mouth.

When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs of {abounding} water.

"And now, children, listen to me; happy [are] those who will keep my ways.

A woman of foolishness is loud, simple, and does not know {it}.

But he does not know that the dead [are] there, in the depths of Sheol [are] her guests.

With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness, but [the] righteous have a foundation forever.

The lips of the righteous know [the] acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.

Where there is no guidance, a nation shall fall, but [there is] safety in an abundance of counsel.

The wicked are overthrown and {are no more}, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

{No evil will happen} to the righteous, but the wicked are filled [with] trouble.

On the road of righteousness is life, and [on] the way of the path, [may there be] no death.

{When there are no} oxen the manger is empty, but an abundance of crops [comes] by the strength of an ox.

Leave {the presence of a foolish man}, [for] you will not [come to] know {words of knowledge}.

Plans go wrong when there is no counsel, but with many advisors it will succeed.

Better is little with righteousness than great income with no justice.

Why [is] this? A price in the hand of a fool, [in order] to buy wisdom where there is no {sense}.

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel to oppose Yahweh.

"They struck me; I was not hurt. They beat me; I did not know [it]. When I will awake, I will continue; I will seek it again."

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.

Thus know wisdom for [the sake of] your soul, if you find [it], then there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

As heaven is to height and the earth is to depth, so [is] the heart of kings--there is no searching.

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

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

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

Do not boast {about tomorrow}, for you do not know what the day will bring.

You will surely know the {condition} of your flock; your heart attends to the herds.

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

A man [who is] poor and oppresses the impoverished [is] a beating rain {that leaves} no food.

He who hurries for wealth is {a man with an evil eye}, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

He who robs his father and his mother and says, "There is no crime," is partner to a man who corrupts.

[For] he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but [for] he who turns his eyes, [there are] many curses.

[If] a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, then there is rankling and ridicule, but there is no relief.

When there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but as for he who guards instruction, happiness [is] his.

By words, a servant is not disciplined, for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.

And I have not learned wisdom, nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One.

Who has ascended [to] heaven and come down? Who has gathered [the] wind in the hollow of his hand? Who has wrapped water in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What [is] his name and what is the name of his child? For [surely] you know.

there is no king for the locust, yet it marches in rank;