“But if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, must come to you. ¹ 

“My days ¹  are swifter than a runner, ²  they speed by without seeing happiness.

Are your days like the days of a mortal, or your years like the years ¹  of a mortal,

My spirit is broken, ¹  my days have faded out, ²  the grave ³  awaits me.

His vigorous steps ¹  are restricted, ²  and his own counsel throws him down. ³ 

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, ¹  when God takes away his life? ² 

for I do not know how to give honorary titles, ¹  if I did, ²  my Creator would quickly do away with me. ³ 

Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack ¹  their adversaries.”

We have sinned like ¹  our ancestors; ²  we have done wrong, we have done evil.

They quickly forgot what he had done; ¹  they did not wait for his instructions. ² 

How long must your servant endure this? ¹  When will you judge those who pursue me?

The one who works ¹  his field will have plenty ²  of food, but whoever chases daydreams ³  lacks wisdom. ⁴ 

A fool’s annoyance ¹  is known at once, ²  but the prudent ³  overlooks ⁴  an insult.

The light ¹  of the righteous shines brightly, ²  but the lamp ³  of the wicked goes out. ⁴ 

A person who has a quick temper ¹  does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes ²  is hated. ³ 

The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper ¹  exalts ²  folly.

Do not make friends with an angry person, ¹  and do not associate with a wrathful person,

Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?

the people of Dedan, Tema, Buz, ¹  all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples; ² 

and he would not permit anyone to carry merchandise ¹  through the temple courts. ²