So teach us to consider our mortality, ¹  so that we might live wisely. ² 

He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; ¹  the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow. ² 

My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, ¹  for your reliable promise to be fulfilled. ² 

You ¹  will eat what you worked so hard to grow. ²  You will be blessed and secure. ³ 

Listen, children, ²  to a father’s instruction, ³  and pay attention so that ⁴  you may gain ⁵  discernment.

Wealth gained quickly ¹  will dwindle away, ²  but the one who gathers it little by little ³  will become rich. ⁴ 

The one who refuses correction despises himself, ¹  but whoever hears ²  reproof acquires understanding. ³ 

The one who acquires wisdom ¹  loves himself; ²  the one who preserves understanding will prosper. ³ 

Do not love sleep, ¹  lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that ²  you might be satisfied with food. ³ 

Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. ¹  Therefore, fear God!

The Beloved about Her Lover: I am my lover’s ¹  and my lover is mine; ²  he grazes among the lilies.

Those who make clothes from combed flax will be embarrassed; those who weave will turn pale. ¹ 

They will build houses and live in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

In that day your ¹  beautiful young women ²  and your ³  young men will faint from thirst. ⁴ 

And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing. ¹ 

And the child grew and became strong, ¹  filled with wisdom, ²  and the favor ³  of God ⁴  was upon him.

Other seed fell on rock, ¹  and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture.

let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and make their backs bend continually.” ¹ 

We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children.