and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.

True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.

for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.

The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored.

The heart of her husband has confidence in her, and he has no lack of gain.

The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.

I cry out until morning; like a lion he shatters all my bones; you turn day into night and end my life.

Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you.

“I, the Lord, say: ‘This shows how I will ruin the highly exalted position in which Judah and Jerusalem take pride.

“You must not disobey the Lord your God by saying, ‘We will not stay in this land.’

Their rims were high and awesome, and the rims of all four wheels were full of eyes all around.

“‘Observe – everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”

They were haughty and practiced abominable deeds before me. Therefore when I saw it I removed them.

Join them as one stick; they will be as one in your hand.

You stumble day and night, and the false prophets stumble with you; You have destroyed your own people!

I will deal with the people and priests together: I will punish them both for their ways, and I will repay them for their deeds.

Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me, “What are these, sir?”

Then he got up, took the child and his mother during the night, and went to Egypt.