Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud.

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped.

They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.

Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

Jehovah hath done great things for us, Whereof we are glad.

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; And the fruit of the womb is his reward.

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee .

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.

I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies.

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.

Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.

Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

When our garners are full, affording all manner of store, And our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

When our oxen are well laden; When there is no breaking in, and no going forth, And no outcry in our streets:

Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.

Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:

She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, and'she knoweth it not.

And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me; This day have I paid my vows.

For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.

For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.

Riches and honor are with me; Yea , durable wealth and righteousness.

Now therefore, my'sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.

Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.

The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.

Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah: How much more then the hearts of the children of men!

All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Evil devices are an abomination to Jehovah; But pleasant words are pure.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.

A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.

A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

Thorns and'snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts.

Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.

And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

These also are'sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart: