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24:1  Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
24:2  for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
24:3  Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;
24:4  and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.
24:5  A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
24:6  For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
24:7  Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
24:8  He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
24:9  The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
24:10  If thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.
24:11  Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
24:12  If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.
24:13  Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
24:14  so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
24:15  Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.
24:16  For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
24:17  Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
24:18  lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.
24:19  Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of the wicked:
24:20  for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
24:21  My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
24:22  For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
24:23  These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24:24  He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
24:25  but to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.
24:26  He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer.
24:27  Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
24:28  Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
24:29  Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.
24:30  I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
24:31  and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
24:32  Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:
24:33  A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
24:34  So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.