The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness!

so that mankind might acknowledge your mighty acts, and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.

Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!

to deliver you from the adulteress, from the sexually loose woman who speaks flattering words;

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

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

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 horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory is from the Lord.

Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Like legs that hang limp from the lame, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;

Go up into the rocky cliffs, hide in the ground. Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord, from his royal splendor!

captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts, and those who know incantations.

Assyria, the club I use to vent my anger, is as good as dead, a cudgel with which I angrily punish.

This is the plan I have devised for the whole earth; my hand is ready to strike all the nations.”

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

unless they became my subjects and made peace with me; let them make peace with me.

The mind that acts rashly will possess discernment and the tongue that stutters will speak with ease and clarity.