They say, ‘An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’

Each one will be handed over to the sword; their corpses will be eaten by jackals.

The clouds poured down rain; the skies thundered. Yes, your arrows flashed about.

Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us!

The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

I am disdained by them. When they see me, they shake their heads.

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

for she has brought down many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many.

The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.

It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile – like chasing the wind!

Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Divide your merchandise among seven or even eight investments, for you do not know what calamity may happen on earth.

They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.