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75 lines
3.0 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 24
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1 Do not be envious of evil men,
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Nor desire to be with them;
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2 For their heart devises violence,
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And their lips talk of troublemaking.
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3 Through 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 strong,
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Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
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6 For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
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And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
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7 Wisdom is too lofty for a fool;
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He does not open his mouth in the gate.
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8 He who plots to do evil
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Will be called a schemer.
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9 The devising of foolishness is sin,
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And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
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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 Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
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And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
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12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
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Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it?
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He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
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And will He not render to each man according to his deeds?
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13 My son, eat honey because it is good,
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And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
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14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
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If you have found it, there is a prospect,
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And your hope will not be cut off.
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15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
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Do not plunder his resting place;
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16 For a righteous man may fall seven times
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And rise again,
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But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
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17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
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And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
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18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him,
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And He turn away His wrath from him.
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19 Do not fret because of evildoers,
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Nor be envious of the wicked;
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20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
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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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Do not associate with those given to change;
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22 For their calamity will rise suddenly,
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And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
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23 These things also belong to the wise:
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It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
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24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
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Him the people will curse;
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Nations will abhor him.
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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 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.
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27 Prepare your outside work,
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Make it fit for yourself in the field;
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And afterward build your house.
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28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
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For would you deceive with your lips?
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29 Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me;
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I will render to the man according to his work.”
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30 I went by the field of the lazy man,
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And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
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31 And there it was, all overgrown with thorns;
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Its surface was covered with nettles;
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Its stone wall was broken down.
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32 When I saw it, I considered it well;
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I looked on it 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 So shall your poverty come like a prowler,
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And your need like an armed man. |