Do you see ¹  a man wise in his own eyes? ²  There is more hope for a fool ³  than for him.

The one who reproves ¹  another ²  will in the end ³  find more favor than the one who flatters ⁴  with the tongue.

Do you see someone ¹  who is hasty in his words? ²  There is more hope for a fool than for him. ³ 

Surely ¹  I am more brutish ²  than any other human being, ³  and I do not have human understanding; ⁴ 

So I considered ¹  those who are dead and gone ²  more fortunate than those who are still alive. ³ 

though it never saw the light of day ¹  nor knew anything, ²  yet it has more rest ³  than that man –

The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard ¹  among fools.

I overpowered kingdoms ruled by idols, ¹  whose carved images were more impressive than Jerusalem’s ²  or Samaria’s.

The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. ¹  Who can understand it?

I will silence ¹  the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

The traders among the peoples hiss at you; you have become a horror, and will be no more.’”

All who know you among the peoples are shocked at you; you have become terrified and will be no more.’”

Once more I looked, and this time I saw four chariots emerging from between two mountains of bronze. ¹ 

So the Lord said, “My spirit will not remain in ¹  humankind indefinitely, ²  since ³  they ⁴  are mortal. ⁵  They ⁶  will remain for 120 more years.” ⁷ 

What’s more, ¹  she is indeed my sister, my father’s daughter, but not my mother’s daughter. She became my wife.

She quickly emptied ¹  her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw more water until she had drawn enough for all his camels.

But Rebekah’s ¹  brother and her mother replied, “Let the girl stay with us a few more days, perhaps ten. Then she can go.”

Complete my older daughter’s bridal week. ¹  Then we will give you the younger one ²  too, in exchange for seven more years of work.” ³ 

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons ¹  because he was a son born to him late in life, ²  and he made a special ³  tunic for him.

When Joseph’s ¹  brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, ²  they hated Joseph ³  and were not able to speak to him kindly. ⁴