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Do Not Envy Evil Men
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 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 heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.
And their lips talk of troublemaking.
for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Through 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 strong,
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Wisdom is too lofty 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: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
The devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
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.
Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man according to his deeds?
Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man according to his deeds?
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 because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;
Do not plunder his resting place;
Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.
For a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
And rise again,
But the wicked shall fall by 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 do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.
Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked;
Nor be envious of the wicked;
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked:
For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
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;
Do not associate with those given to change;
Do not associate with those given to change;
My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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.
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Him the people will curse;
Nations will abhor him.
Him the people will curse;
Nations will abhor him.
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.
Prepare your outside work,
Make it fit for yourself in the field;
And afterward build your house.
Make it fit for yourself in the field;
And afterward build your house.
Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
Do not say, “I will do to him just 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.”
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 went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
And there it was, all overgrown with thorns;
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.
Its surface was covered with nettles;
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.
When I saw it, I considered it well;
I looked on it and received instruction:
I looked on it 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!