| 24:1: Don't be envious of evil men; Neither desire to be with them: |
| 24:2: For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief. |
| 24:3: Through wisdom a house is built; By understanding it is established; |
| 24:4: By knowledge the rooms are filled With all rare and beautiful treasure. |
| 24:5: A wise man has great power; And a knowledgeable man increases strength; |
| 24:6: For by wise guidance you wage your war; And victory is in many advisors. |
| 24:7: Wisdom is too high for a fool: He doesn't open his mouth in the gate. |
| 24:8: One who plots to do evil Will be called a schemer. |
| 24:9: The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men. |
| 24:10: If you falter in the time of trouble, Your strength is small. |
| 24:11: Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter! |
| 24:12: If you say, "Behold, we didn't know this;" Doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work? |
| 24:13: My son, eat honey, for it is good; The droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste: |
| 24:14: So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; If you have found it, then there will be a reward, Your hope will not be cut off. |
| 24:15: Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting-place: |
| 24:16: For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. |
| 24:17: Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown; |
| 24:18: Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him. |
| 24:19: Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; Neither be envious of the wicked: |
| 24:20: For there will be no reward to the evil man; And the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out. |
| 24:21: My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious: |
| 24:22: For their calamity will rise suddenly; The destruction from them both--who knows? |
| 24:23: These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good. |
| 24:24: He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" Peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him-- |
| 24:25: But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, And a rich blessing will come on them. |
| 24:26: An honest answer Is like a kiss on the lips. |
| 24:27: Prepare your work outside, And get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house. |
| 24:28: Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips. |
| 24:29: Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work." |
| 24:30: I went by the field of the sluggard, By the vineyard of the man void of understanding; |
| 24:31: Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down. |
| 24:32: Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction: |
| 24:33: A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; |
| 24:34: So shall your poverty come as a robber, And your want as an armed man. |
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