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Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them,
nor desire to be with them,
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;
for their hearts devise violence,
and their lips talk of trouble.
and their lips talk of trouble.
for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
and by understanding it is established;
Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;
by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
with all precious and pleasant riches.
and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Wisdom is too high for a fool;
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
Whoever plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
will be called a schemer.
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
your strength is small.
[If] thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.
Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not repay man according to his work?
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not repay man according to his work?
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.
My son, eat honey, for it is good,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
if you find it, there will be a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;
do no violence to his home;
Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.
for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.
and turn away his anger from him.
lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.
Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not envious of the wicked,
and be not envious of the wicked,
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked:
for the evil man has no future;
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
My son, fear the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
More Sayings of the Wise
These also are sayings of the wise.
Partiality in judging is not good.
These also are sayings of the wise.
Partiality in judging is not good.
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.
Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
and a good blessing will come upon them.
but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.
Whoever gives an honest answer
kisses the lips.
kisses the lips.
He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer.
Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.
Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
and do not deceive with your lips.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.
I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
Then I saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
I looked and received instruction.
Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
-- A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!