ruin and misery are in their paths,

Surely ¹  you put them in slippery places; you bring them down ²  to ruin.

The wild boars of the forest ruin it; ¹  the insects ²  of the field feed on it.

I almost ¹  came to complete ruin ²  in the midst of the whole congregation!” ³ 

The wise person ¹  accepts instructions, ²  but the one who speaks foolishness ³  will come to ruin. ⁴ 

The Righteous One ¹  considers ²  the house ³  of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin. ⁴ 

A lying tongue ¹  hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin. ² 

Cries of anguish will arise in Horonaim, ‘Oh, the ruin and great destruction!’

You must not round off the corners of the hair on your head or ruin the corners of your beard. ¹ 

The one who winks ¹  his ²  eye causes ³  trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness ⁴  will come to ruin.

The one who guards his words ¹  guards his life, but ²  whoever is talkative ³  will come to ruin. ⁴ 

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. ¹ 

A foolish child ¹  is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife ²  is like ³  a constant dripping. ⁴ 

Your chosen ¹  cities have become a desert; Zion has become a desert, Jerusalem ²  is a desolate ruin.

The wealth of a rich person is like ¹  a fortified city, ²  but the poor are brought to ruin ³  by ⁴  their poverty.

A king’s glory is ¹  the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects ²  is the ruin ³  of a ruler.

The Beloved to Her Lover: Catch ¹  the foxes ²  for us, the little foxes, ³  that ruin the vineyards ⁴  – for our vineyard is in bloom.

A deceiver’s methods are evil; ¹  he dreams up evil plans ²  to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right. ³ 

“I, the Lord, say: ¹  ‘This shows how ²  I will ruin the highly exalted position ³  in which Judah and Jerusalem ⁴  take pride.

A total ruin I will make it! ¹  It will come to an end when the one arrives to whom I have assigned judgment.’ ²