Third, some proverbs of Solomon explicitly assert I AM’s involvement in judgment (10:3; 12:2; 15:3; 16:7; 19:17; 25:21–22; 28:25; 29:25, 26), and the twenty-fifth saying of the wise (24:12) asks rhetorically, “Will he not repay people according to their conduct?” Proverbs makes clear, however, that retribution does not operate like clockwork. Sayings that seem to indicate that righteousness is immediately rewarded and wickedness immediately punished (e.g., 11:5–6) need to be read along with other