We will find and take all kinds of precious possessions,
We will fill our houses with spoil;

But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood;
They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].

'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;

When your terror comes as desolation, and your destruction comes as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish comes upon you.

When wisdom enters into your heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto your soul;

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither faint when thou are rebuked of him.

When you lie down, you shall not be afraid: yea, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the ruin from the wicked, when it comes.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

Say not unto your neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it with you.

Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.

Don’t accuse anyone without cause,
when he has done you no harm.

When I was a son with my father,
tender and precious to my mother,

Exalt her, and she shall promote you: she shall bring you to honor, when you do embrace her.

When you go, your steps shall not be hindered; and when you run, you shall not stumble.

For they do not sleep, except when they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away unless they cause some to fall.

And you mourn at the last, when your flesh and your body are consumed,

Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you have come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and plead with your friend.

How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?

When you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall keep you; and when you awake, it shall talk with you.

Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold;
He must give all the substance of his house.

For jealousy enrages a husband,
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

My son, keep my words
And treasure my commandments within you [so they are readily available to guide you].

in the twilight of the evening, when it began now to be night and dark.

He hath taken the bag of money with him: who can tell when he cometh home?"

suddenly to follow her - as it were an ox to the slaughter, and like as it were a fool that laugheth when he goeth to the stocks to be punished -

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.

When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he drew a circle upon the face of the depth:

When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his command: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

Those who are wise store up knowledge, but when the fool speaks, destruction is near.

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.

When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

When pride comes, then comes shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

When a wicked man dies, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perishes.

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

When the upright are blessed, exalted is the city, but, by the mouth of the lawless, it is overthrown.

When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it],
But a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it.

When anxiety is in the heart of a man, one may bow him down, but, a good word, maketh him glad.

Indolence, roasteth not, his own game, but, the substance of a man, is precious, when he is diligent.

A wise son will receive his father's warning; but he that is scornful, will not hear when he is reproved.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

When a desire is brought to pass, it delighteth the soul; but fools count it abomination to depart from evil.

Much food is in the plowed ground of the poor, but when there is no justice, it is swept away.

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

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge.

The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.

A fool despiseth his father's correction; but he that taketh heed when he is reproved, shall have the more understanding.

A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

Better [is] a dinner of vegetables when love [is] there than a fattened ox and hatred with it.

Plans fail when there is no counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.

A joyful thing it is to a man, when his counsel is followed; and very pleasant is a word spoken in due season.

The LORD doth all things for his own sake; yea, and when he keepeth the ungodly for the day of wrath.

When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

When the prophecy is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not go wrong in judgment.

It is a great abomination when kings are wicked; for a king's seat should be holden up with righteousness.

When a king’s face lights up, there is life;
his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.

Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs
Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly.

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.

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

Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise: and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with dishonor comes reproach.

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

Correct thy son when there is hope, and thy soul shall not lift up for his sighing.

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].

It is nothing, it is nothing, says the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

A wise king, winnoweth out the lawless, when he hath turned over them the wheel.

When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God),
But to the evildoers it is disaster.

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind?

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

For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you:

When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!

Don't speak when a fool is listening, because he'll despise your wise words.

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

Yea, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

Hearken unto your father that begat you, and despise not your mother when she is old.

Look not you upon the wine when it is red, when it gives its color in the cup, when it moves itself aright.

They have stricken me, you shall say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

If you grow weary when times are troubled, your strength is limited.

When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto your soul: when you have found it, then there shall be a reward, and your hope shall not be cut off.

Rejoice not when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles:

Lest the LORD, when he seeth it, be angry and turn his wrath from him unto thee.

These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

Don't testify against your neighbor without a cause, and don't lie when you speak.

When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw:

Go not forth hastily to court, lest you know not what to do in the end, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,

lest when men hear thereof, it turn to thy dishonour, and lest thine evil name do not cease.