at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:

If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.

Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,

yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,

but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.

a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

For at the window of my house I have looked out through my lattice,

so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.

when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town,

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.

The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!”

for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.

It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.

The Words of Agur

The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out.

The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.

She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.