You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.

For the commandments ¹  are like ²  a lamp, ³  instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like ⁴  the road leading to life, ⁵ 

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

The wisdom of the shrewd person ¹  is to discern ²  his way, but the folly of fools is deception. ³ 

A wise person is cautious ¹  and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint ²  and is overconfident. ³ 

The plans of the diligent ¹  lead ²  only to plenty, ³  but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. ⁴ 

The wicked person’s sacrifice ¹  is an abomination; how much more ²  when he brings it with evil intent! ³ 

A shrewd person ¹  sees danger ²  and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going ³  and suffer for it. ⁴ 

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going ¹  and suffer for it.

I have concluded ¹  that there is nothing better for people ²  than ³  to be happy and to enjoy themselves ⁴  as long as they live,

Divide your merchandise ¹  among seven or even eight ²  investments, ³  for you do not know ⁴  what calamity ⁵  may happen on earth.

¹ The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight. ² 

Before they even call out, ¹  I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.

So come on, let’s go ahead and attack it by night and destroy all its fortified buildings.’

The boundary line will extend beyond that, straight west from there to the Hill of Gareb and then turn southward to Goah. ¹ 

“‘When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship will go out by way of the south gate; whoever enters by way of the south gate will go out by way of the north gate. No one will return by way of the gate they entered but will go out straight ahead.

Look, I will send you Elijah ¹  the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.

So he said, “Come.” Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

Pilate said to them, “Take ¹  a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can.”

“Tell us, when will these things ¹  happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?”