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Precepts and Warnings
Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them,
nor desire to be with them,
For their minds devise violence,
And their lips talk of trouble.
And their lips talk of trouble.
for their hearts devise violence,
and their lips talk of trouble.
and their lips talk of trouble.
By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
And by understanding it is established;
By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
and by understanding it is established;
And by knowledge the rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
With all precious and pleasant riches.
by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
with all precious and pleasant riches.
A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge increases power.
And a man of knowledge increases power.
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
For by wise guidance you will wage war,
And in abundance of counselors there is victory.
And in abundance of counselors there is victory.
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.
Wisdom is too exalted for a fool,
He does not open his mouth in the gate.
He does not open his mouth in the gate.
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.
One who plans to do evil,
Men will call a schemer.
Men will call a schemer.
Whoever plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
will be called a schemer.
The devising of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
If you are slack in the day of distress,
Your strength is limited.
Your strength is limited.
If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
your strength is small.
Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
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 you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts?
And does He not know it who keeps your soul?
And will He not render to man according to his work?
Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts?
And does He not know it who keeps your soul?
And will He not render to man according to his work?
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?
My son, eat honey, for it is good,
Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
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.
Know that wisdom is thus for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.
If you find it, then there will be a future,
And your hope will not be cut off.
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.
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
Do not destroy his resting place;
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;
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.
But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.
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.
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
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,
Or the LORD will see it and be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.
And turn His anger away from him.
lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.
and turn away his anger from him.
Do not fret because of evildoers
Or be envious of the wicked;
Or be envious of the wicked;
Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not envious of the wicked,
and be not envious of the wicked,
For there will be no future for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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.
My son, fear the LORD and the king;
Do not associate with those who are given to change,
Do not associate with those who are given to change,
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,
For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?
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?
These also are sayings of the wise.
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
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.
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;
Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;
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,
But to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
And a good blessing will come upon them.
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.
Prepare your work outside
And make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterwards, then, build your house.
And make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterwards, then, build your house.
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.
Do not be 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 your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
and do not deceive with your lips.
Do not say, “Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”
I will render to the man according to his work.”
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.”
I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,
I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles;
Its surface was covered with nettles,
And its stone wall was broken down.
Its surface was covered with nettles,
And its stone wall was broken down.
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.
When I saw, I reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
I looked, and received instruction.
Then I saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
I looked 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,”
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
a little folding of the hands to rest,