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Don’t envy evil people
or desire their company.
or desire their company.
Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them,
nor desire to be with them,
For their hearts plot violence,
and their words always stir up trouble.
and their words always stir up trouble.
for their hearts devise violence,
and their lips talk of trouble.
and their lips talk of trouble.
A house is built by wisdom
and becomes strong through good sense.
and becomes strong through good sense.
By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
and by understanding it is established;
Through knowledge its rooms are filled
with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
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,
So don’t go to war without wise guidance;
victory depends on having many advisers.
victory depends on having many advisers.
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 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.
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.
A person who plans evil
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
Whoever plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
will be called a schemer.
The schemes of a fool are sinful;
everyone detests a mocker.
everyone detests a mocker.
If you fail under pressure,
your strength is too small.
your strength is too small.
If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
your strength is small.
Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die;
save them as they stagger to their death.
save them as they stagger to their death.
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.
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.
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,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
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.
Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall;
don’t be happy when they stumble.
don’t be happy when they stumble.
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,
For the LORD will be displeased with you
and will turn his anger away from them.
and will turn his anger away from them.
lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.
and turn away his anger from him.
Don’t fret because of evildoers;
don’t envy the wicked.
don’t envy the wicked.
Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not envious of the wicked,
and be not envious of the wicked,
For evil people have no future;
the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
the light of the wicked will be snuffed 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 child, fear the LORD and the king.
Don’t associate with rebels,
Don’t associate with rebels,
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 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?
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?
More Sayings of the Wise
Here are some further sayings of the wise:
It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.
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.
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.
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 it will go well for those who convict the guilty;
rich blessings will be showered on them.
rich blessings will be showered on 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.
An honest answer
is like a kiss of friendship.
is like a kiss of friendship.
Whoever gives an honest answer
kisses the lips.
kisses the lips.
Do your planning and prepare your fields
before building your house.
before building 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.
Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause;
don’t lie about them.
don’t lie about them.
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
and do not deceive with your lips.
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!”
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 walked by the field of a lazy person,
the vineyard of one with no common sense.
the vineyard of one with no common 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,
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.
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.
Then, as I looked and thought about it,
I learned this lesson:
I learned this lesson:
Then I saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
I looked and received instruction.
A little extra sleep, a little more 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,