Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,

The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

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

Two things I ask from you; do not refuse me before I die:

Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which ruins kings.

Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying.

The Beloved about Her Lover: He brought me into the banquet hall, and he looked at me lovingly.

This is the message the Lord previously announced about Moab.

Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Listen to the word of the Lord who commands armies:

To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?

Who forms a god and casts an idol that will prove worthless?

Yes, you are a God who keeps hidden, O God of Israel, deliverer!

Who are these who float along like a cloud, who fly like doves to their shelters?

The Lord said to Jeremiah:

Correct us, Lord, but only in due measure. Do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing.

The Lord said to Jeremiah:

Then I said to the people of Judah, “Listen and pay attention! Do not be arrogant! For the Lord has spoken.

Do not cause me dismay! You are my source of safety in times of trouble.