<p class="poetry">I almost<n id="1" /> came to complete ruin<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">in the midst of the whole congregation!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">he plots evil with perverse thoughts<n id="1" /> in his heart,p> <p class="poetry">he spreads contention<n id="2" /> at all times.p>

<p class="poetry">Yet<n id="1" /> if he is caught<n id="2" /> he must repay<n id="3" /> seven times over,p> <p class="poetry">he might even have to give<n id="4" /> all the wealth of his house.p>

<p class="poetry">at one time outside, at another<n id="1" /> in the wide plazas,p> <p class="poetry">and by every corner she lies in wait.)p>

<p class="poetry">for she has brought down<n id="1" /> many fatally wounded,p> <p class="poetry">and all those she has slain are many.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">All the words of my mouth are righteous;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">there is nothing in them twisted<n id="2" /> or crooked.p>

<p class="poetry">by me princes rule,p> <p class="poetry">as well as nobles and<n id="1" /> all righteous judges.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">But the one who does not find me<n id="1" /> brings harm<n id="2" /> to himself;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">all who hate me<n id="4" /> love death.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Hatred<n id="1" /> stirs up dissension,p> <p class="poetry">but love covers all transgressions.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The righteous do not encounter<n id="1" /> any harm,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the wicked are filled with calamity.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">There is one who pretends to be rich<n id="1" /> and yet has nothing;p> <p class="poetry">another pretends to be poor<n id="2" /> and yet possesses great wealth.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Every shrewd<n id="1" /> person acts with knowledge,p> <p class="poetry">but a fool displays<n id="2" /> his folly.p>

<p class="poetry">A naive person<n id="1" /> believes everything,p> <p class="poetry">but the shrewd person discerns his steps.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">In all hard work<n id="1" /> there is profit,p> <p class="poetry">but merely talking about it<n id="2" /> only brings<n id="3" /> poverty.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The eyes of the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> are in every place,p> <p class="poetry">keeping watch<n id="2" /> on those who are evil and those who are good.p>

<p class="poetry">All the days<n id="1" /> of the afflicted<n id="2" /> are bad,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but one with<n id="4" /> a cheerful heart has a continual feast.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">All a person&#8217;s ways<n id="1" /> seem right<n id="2" /> in his own opinion,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but the <sc>Lordsc> evaluates<n id="4" /> the motives.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> works<n id="1" /> everything for its own ends<n id="2" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">even the wicked for the day of disaster.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Honest scales and balances<n id="1" /> are from the <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">all the weights<n id="2" /> in the bag are his handiwork.p>

<p class="poetry">The dice are thrown into the lap,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but their every decision<n id="2" /> is from the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="3" />p>