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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;
Don’t envy evil people
or desire their company.
or desire their company.
For their minds devise violence,
And their lips talk of trouble.
And their lips talk of trouble.
For their hearts plot violence,
and their words always stir up trouble.
and their words always stir up trouble.
By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
And by understanding it is established;
A house is built by wisdom
and becomes strong through good sense.
and becomes strong through good sense.
And 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 all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge increases power.
And a man of knowledge increases power.
For by wise guidance you will wage war,
And in abundance of counselors there is victory.
And in abundance of counselors there is victory.
So don’t go to war without wise guidance;
victory depends on having many advisers.
victory depends on having many advisers.
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 lofty for fools.
Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
One who plans to do evil,
Men will call a schemer.
Men will call a schemer.
A person who plans evil
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
The devising of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
The schemes of a fool are sinful;
everyone detests a mocker.
everyone detests a mocker.
If you are slack in the day of distress,
Your strength is limited.
Your strength is limited.
If you fail under pressure,
your strength is too small.
your strength is too 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 unjustly sentenced to die;
save them as they stagger to their death.
save them as they stagger to their death.
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?
Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.”
For God understands all hearts, and he sees you.
He who guards your soul knows you knew.
He will repay all people as their actions deserve.
For God understands all hearts, and he sees you.
He who guards your soul knows you knew.
He will repay all people as their actions deserve.
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;
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.
In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a bright future,
and your hopes will not be cut short.
If you find it, you will have a bright future,
and your hopes will not be cut short.
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;
Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
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.
The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
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;
Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall;
don’t be happy when they stumble.
don’t be happy when they stumble.
Or the LORD will see it and be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.
And turn His anger away from him.
For the LORD will be displeased with you
and will turn his anger away from them.
and will turn his anger away from them.
Do not fret because of evildoers
Or be envious of the wicked;
Or be envious of the wicked;
Don’t fret because of evildoers;
don’t envy the wicked.
don’t envy 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 evil people have no future;
the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
the light of the wicked will be snuffed 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 child, fear the LORD and the king.
Don’t associate with rebels,
Don’t associate with rebels,
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 hit them suddenly.
Who knows what punishment will come
from the LORD and the king?
Who knows what punishment will come
from the LORD and the king?
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
Here are some further sayings of the wise:
It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.
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;
A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.
will be cursed by many people and denounced by the 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 it will go well for those who convict the guilty;
rich blessings will be showered on them.
rich blessings will be showered on 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.
Do your planning and prepare your fields
before building your house.
before building 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.
Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause;
don’t lie about them.
don’t lie about them.
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.”
And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me!
I’ll get even with them!”
I’ll get even with them!”
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 walked by the field of a lazy person,
the vineyard of one with no common sense.
the vineyard of one with no common 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.
I saw that it was overgrown with nettles.
It was covered with weeds,
and its walls were broken down.
It was covered with weeds,
and its walls were broken down.
When I saw, I reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
I looked, and received instruction.
Then, as I looked and thought about it,
I learned this lesson:
I learned this lesson:
“A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest —
a little folding of the hands to rest —