It is foolish to spread a net
where any bird can see it,

Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain it takes away the lives of those who possess it.

Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:

My son, forget not my law, but see that thine heart keep my commandments.

The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

Forsake ignorance, and ye shall live: and see that ye go in the way of understanding."

But he does not see that the dead are there, that her guests are in the deep places of the underworld.

He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

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

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

The desire of the righteous is to seek good, but the hope of the wicked results in wrath.

Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

A righteous person will seek out his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.

The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.

The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.

An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.

For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.

An intelligent {mind} will acquire knowledge, and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.

Many will seek favor before the generous, and everyone [is] the friend of a man of gifts.

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

The ear that hears and the eye that sees, Yahweh has made {them both}.

All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?

See that thou rob not the poor because he is weak, and oppress not the simple in judgment;

Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.

They have stricken me, shalt thou 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.

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

If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.

And I see -- I -- I do set my heart, I have seen -- I have received instruction,

For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

It is not good to eat much honey,
Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, see thou forsake not; but go not into thy brother's house in time of thy trouble. Better is a friend at hand than a brother far off.

The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

See that thou know the number of thy cattle thy self, and look well to thy flocks.

Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

A man of wealth [is] wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.

When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gave them both eyes with which to see.

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

Every saying of God is refined, A shield, is, he, to them who seek refuge in him.

Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.

There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their unclean ways.

The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.

There are three things whose steps are good to see, even four whose goings are fair:

Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction.

She sees that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out, but it burns continually through the night [she is prepared for whatever lies ahead].