Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.

Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor!

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies!

How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

But it is said of Zion’s residents, “Each one of these was born in her, and the sovereign One makes her secure.”

A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!

The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.

For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord’s eyes, and the Lord weighs all that person’s paths.

for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person – who can find?

The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

A wicked person shows boldness with his face, but as for the upright, he discerns his ways.

Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,

Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.