¹ Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

² Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

³ But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.

⁴ But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

⁵ Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

⁶ So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

⁷ And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

⁸ Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

⁹ And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.

¹⁰ Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.

¹¹ Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

¹² And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

¹³ Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

¹⁴ Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

¹⁵ So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

¹⁶ Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.

¹⁷ And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

¹ The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

² All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

³ Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

⁴ Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

⁵ Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

⁶ By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

⁷ When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

⁸ Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

⁹ A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

¹⁰ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

¹¹ A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.

¹² It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

¹³ Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

¹⁴ The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

¹⁵ In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

¹⁶ How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

¹⁷ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

¹⁸ Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

¹⁹ Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

²⁰ He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

²¹ The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

²² Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

²³ The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

²⁴ Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

²⁵ There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

²⁶ The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].

²⁷ A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

²⁸ A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

²⁹ A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

³⁰ He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

³¹ The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

³² He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

³³ The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.