He causes everyone to stop working, ¹  so that all people ²  may know ³  his work.

Whether it is for punishment ¹  for his land, or whether it is for mercy, he causes it to find its mark. ² 

I cry out for help to the sovereign God, ¹  to the God who vindicates ²  me.

Certainly ¹  your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; ²  you reveal your anger in full measure. ³ 

The sailors ¹  rejoiced because the waves ²  grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor ³  they desired.

He ¹  brings peace to your territory. ²  He abundantly provides for you ³  the best grain.

For her house ¹  sinks ²  down to death, and her paths lead ³  to the place of the departed spirits. ⁴ 

But the one who does not find me ¹  brings harm ²  to himself; ³  all who hate me ⁴  love death.”

The one who is lazy ¹  becomes poor, ²  but the one who works diligently ³  becomes wealthy. ⁴ 

The blessing ¹  from the Lord ²  makes a person rich, ³  and he adds no sorrow ⁴  to ⁵  it.

The hope ¹  of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled. ² 

The integrity of the upright guides them, ¹  but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them. ² 

The one who puts up security for a stranger ¹  will surely have trouble, ²  but whoever avoids ³  shaking hands ⁴  will be secure.

The one who troubles ¹  his family ²  will inherit nothing, ³  and the fool ⁴  will be a servant to the wise person. ⁵ 

No one ¹  can be established ²  through wickedness, but a righteous root ³  cannot be moved.

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, ¹  but those who promote peace ²  have joy.

The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, ¹  but the belly of the wicked lacks food. ² 

In ¹  the speech ²  of a fool is a rod for his back, ³  but the words ⁴  of the wise protect them.

Speech ¹  that heals ²  is like ³  a life-giving tree, ⁴  but a perverse tongue ⁵  breaks the spirit.

All the days ¹  of the afflicted ²  are bad, ³  but one with ⁴  a cheerful heart has a continual feast. ⁵