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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 against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Be not thou envious against 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 an house builded; 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 shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
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; yea, 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 by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers 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 openeth not 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 mischievous person.
The thought of foolishness 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 faint in the day of adversity, 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.
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
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; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
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.
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which 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 shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy 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; spoil not 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 a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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 thine 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 the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath 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 men, neither be thou envious at 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 reward to the evil man; the candle 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 thou the LORD and the king: and 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 belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
These things also belong to 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; him shall the people curse, 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 shall come upon them.
Whoever gives an honest answer
kisses the lips.
kisses the lips.
Every man shall kiss his lips that 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 make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine 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 deceive not 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 the slothful, and by the vineyard of the 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 thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Then I saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
I looked and received instruction.
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: