24Do not beajealous of evilmen,And do notdesire to bbe with them;2For their heartmeditates on adestruction,And their lipsbtalk of mischief.3aBy wisdom a house is built,And by discernment it is firmly established;4And by knowledge the rooms are afilledWith allprecious and pleasantriches.5A awiseman is 1strong,And a man of knowledgestrengthens his power.6For aby guidance you will makewar,And bin abundance of counselors there is salvation.7Wisdom is atooexalted for an ignorantfool,He does not open his mouthbin the gate.8One who adeliberately thinks to doevil,Men will call a 1schemer.9The ascheming of folly is sin,And the scoffer is an abomination to men.10If you aare slack in the day of trouble,Your strength is in trouble.11aDeliver those who are being taken away to death,And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Ohholdthemback.12If you say, “Behold, we did not knowthis,”Does not He awho weighs the heartsbunderstand?And cdoes not He who dguards your soulknow?And will not He 1,erender to man according to his work?13Eatahoney, my son, for it is good,Indeed, the bhoneyfromthecomb is sweet to your taste;14Knowthatawisdom is thus for your soul;If you findit, then there will be a 1,bfuture,And your hope will not be cutoff.15aDo not lieinwait, O wickedman, against the abode of the righteous;Do not destroy his restingplace;16For a arighteousmanfallsseventimes, and rises again,But the bwicked will stumble in 1calamity.17When your enemyfalls, ado not be glad,And when he stumbles, do not let your heartrejoice;18LestYahwehseeit and it be evil in His eyes,And turn His angeraway from him.19aDo not fret because of evildoersDo not bebjealous of the wicked;20For athere will be no1,bfuture for the evilone;The clamp of the wicked will goout.21My son, 1,afearYahweh and the king;Do not associate with those who change,22For suddenly their adisaster will rise,And whoknows the upheavalthat comes from both of them?23Thesealso are asayings of the wise.To 1,bshow partiality in judgment is not good.24He awho says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”bPeoples will curse him, nations will be indignant with him;25But ato those who reprove the wicked, it will bepleasant,And a goodblessing will come upon them.26He kisses the lipsWho responds with rightwords.27Establish your workoutsideAnd amake it ready for yourself in the field;And afterwards, you shall build your house.28Do not be a awitness against your neighborwithoutcause,Nor bdeceive with your lips.29aDo not say, “As he did to me so I shall do to him;I will 1render to the man according to his work.”30I passed by the field of the sluggardAnd by the vineyard of the manalacking a heartof wisdom,31And behold, it was completely1,aovergrown with thistles;2,bNettles have covered its surface,And its stonecwall has been torndown.32And I beheld, I set my heart upon it;I saw, I receiveddiscipline.33“aA littlesleep, a littleslumber,A littlefolding of the hands to rest,”34Then your poverty will comeas1a robberAnd your want like 2an armedman.
