Even a fool who remains silent is considered ¹  wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning. ² 

When a wicked person ¹  arrives, contempt ²  shows up with him, and with shame comes ³  a reproach.

The one who ¹  is slack ²  in his work is a brother ³  to one who destroys. ⁴ 

Diverse weights and diverse measures ¹  – the Lord abhors ²  both of them.

The ear that hears and the eye that sees ¹  – the Lord has made them both. ² 

My child, ¹  if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality ¹  in judgment is terrible: ² 

The one who turns away his ear ¹  from hearing the law, even his prayer ²  is an abomination. ³ 

I have appointed a time to reap judgment ¹  for you also, O Judah!Whenever I want to restore the fortunes of my people, ² 

He also gave these instructions to the second and third servants, as well as all those who were following the herds, saying, “You must say the same thing to Esau when you meet him. ¹ 

Then Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me and we will go immediately. ¹  Then we will live ²  and not die – we and you and our little ones.

Then Moses said to the Lord, ¹  “O ²  my Lord, ³  I am not an eloquent man, ⁴  neither in the past ⁵  nor since you have spoken to your servant, for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” ⁶ 

In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. ¹  The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”

You did not hear, you do not know, you were not told beforehand. ¹  For I know that you are very deceitful; ²  you were labeled ³  a rebel from birth.

As a matter of fact, ¹  even your own brothers and the members of your own family have betrayed you too. Even they have plotted to do away with you. ²  So do not trust them even when they say kind things ³  to you.

A man who is all alone with no companion, ¹  he has no children nor siblings; ²  yet there is no end to all his toil, and he ³  is never satisfied with riches. He laments, ⁴  “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself ⁵  of pleasure?” ⁶  This also is futile and a burdensome task! ⁷ 

And sons were also born ¹  to Shem (the older brother of Japheth), ²  the father of all the sons of Eber.

Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, “Lord, ¹  would you really slaughter an innocent nation? ² 

When she had done so, ¹  she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have drunk as much as they want.”

His servants ¹  dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it ²  Sitnah. ³