I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.

Your shout made the waters retreat; at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off –

שׂ/שׁ (Sin/Shin) Rulers pursue me for no reason, yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions.

They will proclaim the power of your awesome acts! I will declare your great deeds!

She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him.

The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

lest the Lord see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

When you find honey, eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.

The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.

lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.

She knows that her merchandise is good, and her lamp does not go out in the night.

She is clothed with strength and honor, and she can laugh at the time to come.

Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say; otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.

The Lover to His Beloved: My darling, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as awe-inspiring as bannered armies!

I overpowered kingdoms ruled by idols, whose carved images were more impressive than Jerusalem’s or Samaria’s.

The cities of Aroer are abandoned. They will be used for herds, which will lie down there in peace.

Those who put their hope in Cush and took pride in Egypt will be afraid and embarrassed.

For they flee from the swords – from the drawn sword and from the battle-ready bow and from the severity of the battle.

I, the Lord, protect it; I water it regularly. I guard it night and day, so no one can harm it.