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