lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,

lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away.

Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths are unstable but she does not know it.

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

Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

lest the Lord see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

When you find honey, eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.

Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own estimation.

Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.

Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.