How many days must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who persecute me?

My eyes shed rivers of tears, when others do not obey your instruction. Tsade

I look forward to the night watches, when I may meditate on what you have said.

I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they are in favor of war. A Song of Ascents

I rejoiced when they kept on asking me, "Let us go to the LORD's Temple."

if the LORD had not been on our side, when men came against us,

then they would have devoured us alive, when their anger burned against us.

When the LORD brought back Zion's exiles, we were like dreamers.

Look how good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

When I called out, you answered me; you strengthened me.

You know when I rest and when I am active. You understand what I am thinking when I am distant from you.

Were I to count them, they would number more than the sand. When I awake, I will be with you.

LORD, I call to you, be quick to listen to me when I cry out!

When their judges are thrown off the cliff, the people will hear my words, for they are appropriate.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I come through. A Davidic Song, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate!

He gives wild animals their food, including the young ravens when they cry.

I will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when what you fear comes,

when what you dread comes like a storm, and your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.

When you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back. I will pay you tomorrow," when you have cash with you.

Do not plan to harm your neighbor, when he is living peacefully beside you.

Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason, when he has done you no harm.

When I was a son to my father, not yet strong and an only son to my mother,

When you walk, your step will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble.

You will cry out in anguish when your end comes, when your flesh and body are consumed,

How long will you lie down, lazy man? When will you get up from your sleep?

During your travels wisdom will lead you; she will watch over you while you rest; and when you are startled from your sleep, she will commune with you.

A thief isn't despised if he steals to meet his needs when he is hungry,

but when he is discovered, he must restore seven-fold, forfeiting the entire value of his house.

because jealousy incites a strong man's rage, and he will show no mercy when it's time for revenge.

When there were no ocean depths, I brought them to birth at a time when there were no springs.

when he crafted the heavens, I was there when he marked out a circle on the face of the deep,

when he made the clouds from above, when the springs of the depths were established,

when he set a boundary for the sea so the waters would not exceed his limits, when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

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

When the storm ends, the wicked vanish, but the righteous person is forever firm.

When pride appears, disgrace accompanies it, but humility is present with wisdom.

When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing.

The city rejoices when the righteous prosper, and when the wicked perish there is jubilation.

When a person's ways please the LORD, even his enemies will be at peace with him.

When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice.

When a king is pleased, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent; he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut.

When an evil person comes, contempt also comes, along with dishonor and disgrace.

When a mocker is punished, the fool gains wisdom; but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

What the wicked person sacrifices is detestable how much more when he offers it with vile motives!

Train a child in the way appropriate for him, and when he becomes older, he will not turn from it.

for it is pleasant when you treasure them within you and have them ready on your lips.

When you fix your gaze on it, it's gone, for it sprouts wings for itself and flies to the sky like an eagle.

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

My innermost being will be glad when your lips speak what is right.

Don't stare into red wine, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

"They struck me," you will say, "but I never felt it. They beat me, but I never knew it When will I wake up? I want another drink."

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

Don't rejoice when your enemy falls; don't let yourself be glad when he stumbles.

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

don't be in a hurry to argue in court. Otherwise, what will you do later on when your neighbor humiliates you?

Taking your coat off when it's cold or pouring vinegar on soda that's what singing songs does to a heavy heart.

When the grass disappears, and new growth appears, the mountain spices will be harvested,

When a land transgresses, it gains a succession of leaders, but with an understanding and knowledgeable man, its stability endures.

When the righteous are victorious, there is great glory, but when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.

When the wicked rise to power, people hide themselves, but when the wicked perish, the righteous increase.

As the righteous grow powerful, people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, people groan.

When a wise man has a dispute with a fool, the fool either rages or laughs without relief.

When a ruler is listening to lies, all of his officials tend to become wicked.

When a king faithfully administers justice to the poor, his throne will be established forever.

Under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is overfed,

an unloved woman when she finds a husband, and a servant girl who inherits from her mistress.

If they stumble, the first will lift up his friend but woe to anyone who is alone when he falls and there is no one to help him get up.

When you make a promise to God, don't fail to keep it, since he isn't pleased with fools. Keep what you promise

Don't be surprised when you see the poor oppressed and the violent perverting both justice and verdicts in a province, for one high official watches another, and there are ones higher still over them.

When possessions increase, so does the number of consumers; therefore what good are they to their owners, except to look at them?

For the wise person thinks carefully when in mourning, but fools focus their thoughts on pleasure.

When times are good, be joyful; when times are bad, consider this: God made the one as well as the other, so people won't seek anything outside of his best.

For he has absolutely no knowledge what will happen, since who can declare to him when it will come about?

I observed all this, and carefully considered everything that is undertaken on earth, especially the time when someone dominates another to his detriment.

When I dedicated myself to experience wisdom and to observe what is undertaken on earth even going without sleep day and night

So remember your Creator during your youth! Otherwise, troublesome days will come and years will creep up on you when you'll say, "I find no pleasure in them,"

Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark, or when clouds fail to return after the rain

when that day comes, the palace guards will tremble, strong men will stoop down, women grinders will cease because they are few, and the sight of those who peer through the lattice will grow dim.

The doors to the street will be shut when the sound of grinding decreases, when one wakes up at the song of a bird, and all of the singing women are silenced.

When the silver cord is severed, the golden vessel is broken, the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, and the wheel is broken at the cistern,

I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and wouldn't let him go until I brought him to my mother's house, to the room of the one who conceived me.

I opened the door for my beloved, but my beloved had turned away; he was gone! My very life went out when he departed. I searched for him, but couldn't find him. I called out to him, but he didn't answer.

"When you come to present yourselves in my presence, who has required you to trample on my courts?

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I'll hide my eyes from you. Even though you pray repeatedly, I won't listen. Your hands are full of blood, your fingers drenched with iniquity."

When I turn my attention to you, I'll refine your dross as in a furnace. I'll remove all your alloy.

"They will enter caverns in the rocks and holes in the ground to escape the presence of the terror of the LORD, to escape the splendor of his majesty when he arises to terrify the earth.

They will enter caverns in the rocks and clefts in the cliffs, to escape the terror of the LORD and to escape the splendor of his majesty, when he arises to terrorize the earth.

when the LORD will have washed away the filth of the women of Zion, cleaning up Jerusalem's guilt by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of tempest.

What more could I do in my vineyard, that I haven't already done? When I expected it to produce good grapes, why did it yield wild ones?

When it was reported to the house of David, "Aram has joined forces with Ephraim!" the heart of the people of Ahaz trembled like forest trees in a windstorm.

He'll eat cheese and honey, when he knows enough to reject what's wrong and choose what's right.

"So when they advise you, "Ask the mediums your questions, and quiz the spiritists who chirp and mutter,' shouldn't a people instead be consulting their God and not the dead on behalf of those who are living

"They'll pass through the land, while greatly distressed and hungry. When they are hungry, they'll become enraged, and they'll curse their king and their god. They'll turn their faces upwards,

You have increased the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice in your presence as they rejoice at the harvest, as they are glad when they're dividing the spoils of war.

The splendor of its forest and its fruitful land the LORD will destroy both soul and body and Assyria will be as when a dying man wastes away.

The LORD of the Heavenly Armies will brandish a whip against them, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb; and as his staff was stretched out over the sea, so he will lift it up as he did in Egypt.