- 1. Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
- 2. for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
- 3. Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;
- 4. and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.
- 5. A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
- 6. For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
- 7. Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
- 8. He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
- 9. The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
- 10. [If] thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.
- 11. Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
- 12. If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.
- 13. Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
- 14. so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
- 15. Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.
- 16. For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
- 17. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
- 18. lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.
- 19. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked:
- 20. for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
- 21. My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
- 22. For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
- 23. These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
- 24. He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
- 25. but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.
- 26. He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer.
- 27. Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
- 28. Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
- 29. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.
- 30. I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
- 31. and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
- 32. Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:
- 33. -- A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
- 34. So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
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