For if they fall, one will help his companion up, but pity the person who falls down and has no one to help him up.

If the clouds are full of rain, they will empty themselves on the earth, and whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, the tree will lie wherever it falls.

One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare – just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.