1 | Be not
thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. |
2 | For their heart studieth destruction,
and their lips talk of mischief. |
3
| Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is
established: |
4 | And by
knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant
riches. |
5 | A wise man is
strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. |
6 | For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy
war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. |
7 | Wisdom is too high for a fool: he
openeth not his mouth in the gate. |
8 | He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous
person. |
9 | The thought of
foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. |
10 | If thou faint in the day of adversity,
thy strength is small. |
11 |
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that
are ready to be slain; |
12 |
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the
heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it?
and shall
not he render to every man according to his works?
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13 | My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and
the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: |
14 | So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when
thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not
be cut off. |
15 | Lay not
wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his
resting place: |
16 | For a
just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall
into mischief. |
17 |
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he
stumbleth: |
18 | Lest the
LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. |
19 | Fret not thyself because
of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked: |
20 | For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the
candle of the wicked shall be put out. |
21 | My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not
with them that are given to change: |
22 | For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin
of them both? |
23 | These
things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in
judgment. |
24 | He that
saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations
shall abhor him: |
25 | But
to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon
them. |
26 | Every man shall
kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. |
27 | Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself
in the field; and afterwards build thine house. |
28 | Be not a witness against thy neighbour without
cause; and deceive not with thy lips. |
29 | Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I
will render to the man according to his work. |
30 | I went by the field of the slothful, and by the
vineyard of the man void of understanding; |
31 | And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles
had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. |
32 | Then I saw, and
considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. |
33 | Yet a little sleep, a little
slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: |
34 | So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth;
and thy want as an armed man. |