O my God, make them like dead thistles, like dead weeds blown away by the wind!

Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.

He then orders it all to melt; he breathes on it, and the water flows.

O fire and hail, snow and clouds, O stormy wind that carries out his orders,

The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look.

A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.

When you summon her for divorce, you prosecute her; he drives her away with his strong wind in the day of the east wind.

Those who stray morally will gain understanding; those who complain will acquire insight.