calling out to those who are passing by her in the way, who go straight on their way.

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.

He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house

When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.

Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.

The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passer-by.

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

A person’s wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

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

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.