lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man’s house.

The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.”

It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

This man, Jeconiah, will be like a broken pot someone threw away. He will be like a clay vessel that no one wants. Why will he and his children be forced into exile? Why will they be thrown out into a country they know nothing about?