They have hands, but they cannot feel;
They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.

The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth He has given to the sons of men.

But as for us, we will bless the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
Praise the Lord!

You pushed me violently so that I was falling,
But the Lord helped me.

I will not die, but live,
And tell of the works of the Lord.

The Lord has disciplined me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.

The cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.

Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.

Their heart is covered with fat,
But I delight in Your law.

May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie;
But I shall meditate on Your precepts.

They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts.

Samekh.
I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love Your law.

Shin.
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your words.

I hate and despise falsehood,
But I love Your law.

I am for peace, but when I speak,
They are for war.

A Song of Ascents.
Those who trust in the Lord
Are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,
The Lord will lead them away with the doers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel.

But there is forgiveness with You,
That You may be feared.

“His enemies I will clothe with shame,
But upon himself his crown shall shine.”

The idols of the nations are but silver and gold,
The work of man’s hands.

They have mouths, but they do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;

They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.

But He overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

For though the Lord is exalted,
Yet He regards the lowly,
But the haughty He knows from afar.

The Lord keeps all who love Him,
But all the wicked He will destroy.

The Lord protects the strangers;
He supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He thwarts the way of the wicked.

But they lie in wait for their own blood;
They ambush their own lives.

“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,

“But he who listens to me shall live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

But the wicked will be cut off from the land
And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

My son, do not forget my teaching,
But let your heart keep my commandments;

For the devious are an abomination to the Lord;
But He is intimate with the upright.

The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

The wise will inherit honor,
But fools display dishonor.

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.

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

“But he who sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love death.”

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

The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Ill-gotten gains do not profit,
But righteousness delivers from death.

The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger,
But He will reject the craving of the wicked.

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

The wise of heart will receive commands,
But a babbling fool will be ruined.

He who walks in integrity walks securely,
But he who perverts his ways will be found out.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all transgressions.

On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.

Wise men store up knowledge,
But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

He is on the path of life who heeds instruction,
But he who ignores reproof goes astray.

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

The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of understanding.

What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous will be granted.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
But the years of the wicked will be shortened.

The hope of the righteous is gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked perishes.

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright,
But ruin to the workers of iniquity.

The righteous will never be shaken,
But the wicked will not dwell in the land.

The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverted.

A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
But a just weight is His delight.

When pride comes, then comes dishonor,
But with the humble is wisdom.

The integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death.

The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked takes his place.

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.

He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

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

He who is guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it,
But he who hates being a guarantor is secure.

The merciful man does himself good,
But the cruel man does himself harm.

The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord,
But the blameless in their walk are His delight.

Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

He who withholds grain, the people will curse him,
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
But he who hates reproof is stupid.

A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

A man will not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous will not be moved.

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.

A man will be praised according to his insight,
But one of perverse mind will be despised.

A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.

The wicked man desires the booty of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.

A fool’s anger is known at once,
But a prudent man conceals dishonor.

He who speaks truth tells what is right,
But a false witness, deceit.

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