idea of an intent, attentive watch. It is a pregnant assertion, for the God of Proverbs (as of the larger Canon) does not merely “watch” forever.36 Proverbs 15:3 asserts Yahweh’s moral government of the universe: nothing escapes his attention; and so, no good will go unrewarded, and no evil unpunished. The fact that Proverbs is a book of poetry is absolutely critical for interpretation. You may not need me to tell you (but I will, anyway) that we interpret different types of