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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;
Saying 20
Do not envy the wicked,
do not desire their company;
Do not envy the wicked,
do not 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 lips talk about making trouble.
and their lips talk about making trouble.
By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
And by understanding it is established;
Saying 21
By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
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 rare and beautiful treasures.
with rare and beautiful treasures.
A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge increases power.
And a man of knowledge increases power.
Saying 22
The wise prevail through great power,
and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
The wise prevail through great power,
and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
For by wise guidance you will wage war,
And in abundance of counselors there is victory.
And in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Surely you need guidance to wage war,
and victory is won through many advisers.
and victory is won through 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.
Saying 23
Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
One who plans to do evil,
Men will call a schemer.
Men will call a schemer.
Saying 24
Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
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 folly are sin,
and people detest a mocker.
and people detest a mocker.
If you are slack in the day of distress,
Your strength is limited.
Your strength is limited.
Saying 25
If you falter in a time of trouble,
how small is your strength!
If you falter in a time of trouble,
how small is your strength!
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 being led away to death;
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
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?
If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
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;
Saying 26
Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
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.
Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.
If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.
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;
Saying 27
Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
do not plunder their dwelling place;
Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
do not plunder their dwelling place;
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.
for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
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;
Saying 28
Do not gloat when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
Do not gloat when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
Or the LORD will see it and be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.
And turn His anger away from him.
or the Lord will see and disapprove
and turn his wrath away from them.
and turn his wrath away from them.
Do not fret because of evildoers
Or be envious of the wicked;
Or be envious of the wicked;
Saying 29
Do not fret because of evildoers
or be envious of the wicked,
Do not fret because of evildoers
or be envious of 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 the evildoer has no future hope,
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
and the lamp 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,
Saying 30
Fear the Lord and the king, my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
Fear the Lord and the king, my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
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 those two will send sudden destruction on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
These also are sayings of the wise.
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Further Sayings of the Wise
These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judging is not good:
These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judging is not good:
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;
Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by 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 with those who convict the guilty,
and rich blessing will come on them.
and rich blessing will come 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.
Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
and get your fields ready;
after that, build 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.
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause —
would you use your lips to mislead?
would you use your lips to mislead?
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.”
Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”
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 went past the field of a sluggard,
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
past the vineyard of someone who has no 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.
thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
When I saw, I reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
I looked, and received instruction.
I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
“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 —
a little folding of the hands to rest —