74 lines
3.1 KiB
Markdown
74 lines
3.1 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 24
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1 Be not envious of evil men,
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nor desire to be with them,
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2 for their hearts devise violence,
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and their lips talk of trouble.
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3 By wisdom a house is built,
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and by understanding it is established;
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4 by knowledge the rooms are filled
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with all precious and pleasant riches.
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5 A wise man is full of strength,
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and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
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6 for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
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and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
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7 Wisdom is too high for a fool;
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in the gate he does not open his mouth.
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8 Whoever plans to do evil
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will be called a schemer.
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9 The devising of folly is sin,
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and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.
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10 If you faint in the day of adversity,
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your strength is small.
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11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
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hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
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12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
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does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
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Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it,
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and will he not repay man according to his work?
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13 My son, eat honey, for it is good,
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and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
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14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
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if you find it, there will be a future,
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and your hope will not be cut off.
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15 Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
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do no violence to his home;
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16 for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,
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but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
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17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
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and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
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18 lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
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and turn away his anger from him.
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19 Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
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and be not envious of the wicked,
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20 for the evil man has no future;
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the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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21 My son, fear the Lord and the king,
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and do not join with those who do otherwise,
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22 for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
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and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
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23 These also are sayings of the wise.
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Partiality in judging is not good.
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24 Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
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will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
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25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
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and a good blessing will come upon them.
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26 Whoever gives an honest answer
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kisses the lips.
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27 Prepare your work outside;
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get everything ready for yourself in the field,
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and after that build your house.
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28 Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
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and do not deceive with your lips.
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29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
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I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
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30 I passed by the field of a sluggard,
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by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
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31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
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the ground was covered with nettles,
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and its stone wall was broken down.
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32 Then I saw and considered it;
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I looked and received instruction.
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33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
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a little folding of the hands to rest,
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34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
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and want like an armed man. |