And it came to pass when the king of Ai saw [it], he hastened and went out to meet them direct to the battle, he and all the people [that were] with him. And he knew not that there was an ambush [formed] against him behind the city.

And they spend their days in wealth, and fall asleep in the rest of the grave.

But the ways of the ungodly are like darkness; they know not how they stumble.

A great snare is spread for a sinner, but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.

Because there is no contradiction made on the part of those who are quick to do evil, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully determined in them to do evil.

He that has sinned has done evil from that time, and from long beforehand. Nevertheless I know, that it is well with them that fear God, that they may fear before Him.

For surely man also knows not his time; as fish that are taken in an evil net, and as birds that are caught in a snare, even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.

Woe to their soul, for they have devised an evil counsel against themselves, saying against themselves, Let us bind the just, for he is burdensome to us; therefore shall they eat the fruits of their works.

Woe to the transgressor! Evils shall happen to him according to the works of his hands.

And destruction shall come upon you, and you shall not be aware; [there shall be a] pit, and you shall fall into it; and grief shall come upon you, and you shall not be able to be clear; and destruction shall come suddenly upon you, and you shall not know.

Therefore you also be ready, for in that hour you think not, the Son of Man comes.

"But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, and that Day come upon you unexpectedly.

"But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, and that Day come upon you unexpectedly.

For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, just as labor pains upon the woman that is pregnant, and they shall by no means escape.