I am absolutely terrified, ¹  and you, Lord – how long will this continue? ² 

Of what importance is the human race, ¹  that you should notice ²  them? Of what importance is mankind, ³  that you should pay attention to them, ⁴ 

So my heart rejoices and I am happy; ¹  My life is safe. ² 

Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion! Do not make me the object of fools’ insults!

As for me, I said: ¹  “O Lord, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!

I thirst ¹  for God, for the living God. I say, ²  “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?” ³ 

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; ¹  he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price ² 

Awake, my soul! ¹  Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn! ² 

The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this. ¹ 

Take notice of this, ¹  you ignorant people! ²  You fools, when will you ever understand?

My heart is parched ¹  and withered like grass, for I am unable ²  to eat food. ³ 

פ (Pe) Your rules are marvelous. Therefore I observe them.

We have had our fill ¹  of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.

When ¹  I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me. ² 

For the waywardness ¹  of the simpletons will kill ²  them, and the careless ease ³  of fools will destroy them.

He will die because ¹  there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly ²  he will reel. ³ 

A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, ¹  whoever does it destroys his own life. ² 

You who are naive, discern ¹  wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment! ² 

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child ²  makes a father rejoice, ³  but a foolish child ⁴  is a grief to his mother. ⁵ 

The one who conceals hatred utters lies, ¹  and the one who spreads ²  slander ³  is certainly ⁴  a fool.