The wise person can scale the city of the mighty and bring down the stronghold in which they trust.

Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.

for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.

Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? Who has bound up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? – if you know!