Why do you flee, O sea? Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?

I will present a thank offering to you, and call on the name of the Lord.

In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

In the middle of the night I arise to thank you for your just regulations.

For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God I will pray for you to prosper.

You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.

for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you.

Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

For because of me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.

Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.

If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!

for with guidance you wage your war, and with numerous advisers there is victory.

Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!

We will make for you gold ornaments studded with silver.

Lord, we confess that we have been wicked. We confess that our ancestors have done wrong. We have indeed sinned against you.

There is no one to plead your cause. There are no remedies for your wounds. There is no healing for you.