Thy lot, shalt thou cast into our midst, One purse, shall there be, for us all.

Because I called out and you refused me, I stretched out my hand, yet there is none who heeds.

When cometh as a crashing your dread, and, your calamity, as a storm-wind, overtaketh, when there come upon you, distress and anguish.

He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

There shall be healing for your {flesh}, and refreshment for your body.

Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.

So that if thou goest therein, there shall no straitness hinder thee: and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall.

Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.

Let thy wells flow out abroad, that there may be rivers of water in the streets:

He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.

How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

Therefore his calamity will come suddenly;
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.

There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:

When you walk here and there, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up, they will talk to you.

And behold, there met him a woman with open tokens of a harlot. Only her heart was hid.

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

“All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;
There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.

From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before there was land.

“When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no springs abounding with water.

Before the mountains were shaped, before there were hills, I was bringing them to birth.

“When He established the heavens, I was there,
When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

For, by me, shall be multiplied - thy days, and there be added to thee - the years of life.

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

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.

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

When pride comes, there comes shame, but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

Where there is no guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is victory.

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.

He that keepeth back corn, the populace will curse him, but there is, a blessing, for the head of him that selleth.

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

Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

There shall no misfortune happen unto the just; but the ungodly shall be filled with misery.

In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.

There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

Among the proud there is ever strife; but among those that do all things with advisement, there is wisdom.

There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none for him; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.

Fools mock at sin,
But among the upright there is good will.

There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

Even in laughter there may be heartache, and at the end of joy there may be grief.

A poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
but there are many who love the rich.

In all labor there is profit,
But mere talk leads only to poverty.

In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And his children will have refuge.

In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.

Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.

Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.

The LORD abhorreth all presumptuous and proud hearts; there may neither strength nor power escape.

In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

Pride goeth before destruction; and after a proud stomach there followeth a fall.

There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

The beginning of strife is [like] letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no sense?

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble.

He who begets a fool, [there is] trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.

Where ungodliness is, there is also disdain; and so there followeth shame and dishonour.

There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

Where no discretion is, there the soul is not well; and whoso is swift on foot, stumbleth hastily.

All the brethren of a poor man, hate him, how much more have, his friends, gone far from him, he may hunt up promises - there are none.

Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD shall stand.

Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

Many there be that would be called good-doers; but where shall one find a true faithful man?

There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.

There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

There is he who covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.

There is no wisdom and no understanding
And no counsel against the Lord.

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.

A deep pit is the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.

If there is nothing for you to pay, why will he take your bed from under you?

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money

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 without doubt there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.

So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.

There it was, overgrown with thistles, the ground covered with thorns, its stone wall collapsed.

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

Take away the dross from the silver,
And there comes out a vessel for the smith;

Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

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

Like as the bird, and the swallow take their flight and flee here and there; so the curse that is given in vain, shall not light upon a man.

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.

When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart.

Like as in one water there appear divers faces, even so divers men have divers hearts.

There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;

There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.

The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.

A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, Is a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.