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Don't Be Envious of Evil Men
Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
Saying 20
Do not envy the wicked,
do not desire their company;
Do not envy the wicked,
do not desire their company;
for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
for their hearts plot violence,
and their lips talk about making trouble.
and their lips talk about making trouble.
Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;
Saying 21
By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.
through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
with rare and beautiful treasures.
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Saying 22
The wise prevail through great power,
and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
The wise prevail through great power,
and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Surely you need guidance to wage war,
and victory is won through many advisers.
and victory is won through many advisers.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
Saying 23
Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
Saying 24
Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
The schemes of folly are sin,
and people detest a mocker.
and people detest a mocker.
[If] thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.
Saying 25
If you falter in a time of trouble,
how small is your strength!
If you falter in a time of trouble,
how small is your strength!
Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
Rescue those being led away to death;
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
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.
If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
Saying 26
Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.
If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.
Saying 27
Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
do not plunder their dwelling place;
Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
do not plunder their dwelling place;
For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
Saying 28
Do not gloat when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
Do not gloat when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.
or the Lord will see and disapprove
and turn his wrath away from them.
and turn his wrath away from them.
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked:
Saying 29
Do not fret because of evildoers
or be envious of the wicked,
Do not fret because of evildoers
or be envious of the wicked,
for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
for the evildoer has no future hope,
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
Saying 30
Fear the Lord and the king, my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
Fear the Lord and the king, my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
for those two will send sudden destruction on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
Further Sayings of the Wise
These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Further Sayings of the Wise
These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judging is not good:
These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judging is not good:
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.
But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and rich blessing will come on them.
and rich blessing will come on them.
Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause —
would you use your lips to mislead?
would you use your lips to mislead?
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.
Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”
I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
I went past the field of a sluggard,
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:
I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
-- A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest —
a little folding of the hands to rest —