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Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them,
nor 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 hearts devise violence,
and their lips talk of trouble.
and their lips talk of trouble.
for their hearts plot violence,
and their lips talk about making trouble.
and their lips talk about making trouble.
By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
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;
by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
with all precious and pleasant riches.
through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
with rare and beautiful treasures.
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
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 by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
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;
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
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.
Whoever plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
will be called a schemer.
Saying 24
Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
The schemes of folly are sin,
and people detest a mocker.
and people detest a mocker.
If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
your 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!
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.
Rescue those being led away to death;
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
hold back those staggering toward 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 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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
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 falls seven times and rises again,
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
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,
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 the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.
and 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 yourself because of evildoers,
and be not envious of the wicked,
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 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 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 the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
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 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 those two will send sudden destruction on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
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 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:
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,
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 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 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 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.
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 your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
and do not deceive with your lips.
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause —
would you use your lips to mislead?
would you use your lips to mislead?
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.”
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 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 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 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.
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 saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
I looked and 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 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 —