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Saying 20
Do not envy the wicked,
do not desire their company;
Do not envy the wicked,
do not desire their company;
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 hearts plot violence,
and their lips talk about making trouble.
and their lips talk about making trouble.
for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
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;
Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;
through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
with rare and beautiful treasures.
and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.
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.
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Surely you need guidance to wage war,
and victory is won through many advisers.
and victory is won through many advisers.
For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
Saying 24
Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
The schemes of folly are sin,
and people detest a mocker.
and people detest a mocker.
The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
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!
[If] thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.
Rescue those being led away to death;
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
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?
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.
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.
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
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.
so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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;
Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.
for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
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,
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
or the Lord will see and disapprove
and turn his wrath away from them.
and turn his wrath away from them.
lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.
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,
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked:
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.
for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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,
My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
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?
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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:
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.
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.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
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.
but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.
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.
Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
Do not testify against your neighbor without cause —
would you use your lips to mislead?
would you use your lips to mislead?
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
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.”
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 past the field of a sluggard,
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
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.
and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
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!