for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.

A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

A time to rip, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

or a hunchback, or a dwarf, or one with a spot in his eye, or a festering eruption, or a feverish rash, or a crushed testicle.

The Lord said to him, “Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.”

Daughter Zion is left isolated, like a hut in a vineyard, or a shelter in a cucumber field; she is a besieged city.

He must take a wife who is a virgin.

Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

And when you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or a sacrifice for discharging a vow or as a peace offering to the Lord,

Then tell the Israelites: ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering and a calf and lamb, both a year old and flawless, for a burnt offering,

Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.

Your chosen cities have become a desert; Zion has become a desert, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.

“If a man opens a pit or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,