<p class="poetry">For<n id="1" /> I did not obey my teachers<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and I did not heed<n id="3" /> my instructors.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Can a man hold<n id="1" /> fire<n id="2" /> against his chest<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">without<n id="4" /> burning his clothes?p>

<p class="poetry">Can<n id="1" /> a man walk on hot coalsp> <p class="poetry">without scorching his feet?p>

<p class="poetry">(She is loud and rebellious,p> <p class="poetry">she<n id="1" /> does not remain<n id="2" /> at home &#8211;p>

<p class="poetry">before he made the earth and its fields,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or the beginning<n id="2" /> of the dust of the world.p>

<p class="poetry">Treasures gained by wickedness<n id="1" /> do not profit,p> <p class="poetry">but righteousness<n id="2" /> delivers from mortal danger.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> satisfies<n id="1" /> the appetite<n id="2" /> of the righteous,p> <p class="poetry">but he thwarts<n id="3" /> the craving<n id="4" /> of the wicked.p>

<p class="poetry">When words abound, transgression is inevitable,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who restrains<n id="2" /> his words<n id="3" /> is wise.p>

<p class="poetry">The righteous will never be moved,p> <p class="poetry">but the wicked will not inhabit the land.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Be assured that<n id="1" /> the evil person will certainly be punished,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the descendants of the righteous<n id="3" /> will not suffer unjust judgment.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">No one<n id="1" /> can be established<n id="2" /> through wickedness,p> <p class="poetry">but a righteous root<n id="3" /> cannot be moved.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">The lazy person does not roast<n id="1" /> his prey,p> <p class="poetry">but personal possessions<n id="2" /> are precious to the diligent.p>

<p class="poetry">A wise son accepts<n id="1" /> his father&#8217;s discipline,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but a scoffer<n id="3" /> does not listen to rebuke.p>

<p class="poetry">The ransom<n id="1" /> of a person&#8217;s<n id="2" /> life is his wealth,p> <p class="poetry">but the poor person hears no threat.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">A truthful witness<n id="1" /> does not lie,p> <p class="poetry">but a false witness<n id="2" /> breathes out lies.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The heart knows its own bitterness,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and with its joy no one else<n id="2" /> can share.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The lips of the wise spread<n id="1" /> knowledge,p> <p class="poetry">but not so the heart of fools.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The divine verdict<n id="1" /> is in the words<n id="2" /> of the king,p> <p class="poetry">his pronouncements<n id="3" /> must not act treacherously<n id="4" /> against justice.p>