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¹ BE not envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them,² For their hearts devise evil and their lips talk of iniquity.

³ Through wisdom a house is built; and by understanding it is established;⁴ And by knowledge the inner chambers are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.⁵ A wise man is better than a strong man; yea, a man of knowledge than a mighty man.⁶ For by provocation is war waged; and in a multitude of counsels there is salvation.

⁷ Wisdom crushes a fool; he opens not his mouth in the gate.⁸ He who devises to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.⁹ The thought of a fool is sin; and an abomination of men is evil.

¹⁰ The wicked shall be driven away by evil in the day of affliction.

¹¹ Deliver those who are led away to death, and spare not to redeem those who are held to be slain.¹² If you say, Behold, I did not know it, then know that it is God who searches the thought of the heart; and he who keeps your soul knows it, and shall render to every man according to his works.

¹³ My son, eat honey because it is good, and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste.¹⁴ Thus shall wisdom find your soul; and you will have good prospects, and your hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁵ Do not devise plots of iniquity in the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place;¹⁶ For a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again; but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

¹⁷ Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he is overthrown,¹⁸ Lest the LORD see it and it displease him and he turn away his anger from him.

¹⁹ Do not envy evildoers nor be jealous of the wicked;²⁰ For there shall be no future for evil men, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹ My son, fear the LORD and give good counsel; and meddle not with the fools;²² For their calamity shall come suddenly; and who knows the end of their years?

²³ These things I say to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment,²⁴ Nor to say to a wicked man, You are righteous; him shall the people curse, and nations shall abhor him.²⁵ But to those who rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.²⁶ The people shall kiss the lips of those who give admonition.

²⁷ Prepare your work out of doors, and make it ready in the field; and afterwards build your house.

²⁸ Be not a false witness against your neighbor; and do not deceive him with your lips.²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will render to him according to his works.

³⁰ I passed by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding,³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.³² Then I looked upon it, and considered it well, and I received instruction:³³ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands upon your chest;³⁴ So shall poverty come upon you, and want shall overtake you suddenly like a runner.