he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say, ‘Where is he?’

“Let the day on which I was born perish, and the night that said, ‘A man has been conceived!’

A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.

A lying witness will perish, but the one who reports accurately speaks forever.

The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

“When this happens,” says the Lord, “the king and his officials will lose their courage. The priests will be struck with horror, and the prophets will be speechless in astonishment.”