In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.

My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours, so that I can meditate on your word.

The Lord deserves praise in Zion – he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.

Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway.

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems instruction will be rewarded.

A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

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

A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the Lord.

A proud and arrogant person, whose name is “Scoffer,” acts with overbearing pride.

for suddenly their destruction will overtake them, and who knows the ruinous judgment both the Lord and the king can bring?

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

The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their filthiness.