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Do not envy the wicked, nor desire to be with them; |
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for their minds devise violence, and their lips talk of mischief. |
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By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; |
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by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. |
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Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones, and those who have knowledge than those who have strength; |
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for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory. |
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Wisdom is too high for fools; in the gate they do not open their mouths. |
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Whoever plans to do evil will be called a mischief-maker. |
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The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to all. |
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If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength being small; |
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if you hold back from rescuing those taken away to death, those who go staggering to the slaughter; |
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if you say, "Look, we did not know this"-- does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it? And will he not repay all according to their deeds? |
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My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. |
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Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, you will find a future, and your hope will not be cut off. |
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Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do no violence to the place where the righteous live; |
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for though they fall seven times, they will rise again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. |
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Do not rejoice when your enemies fall, and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble, |
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or else the LORD will see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from them. |
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Do not fret because of evildoers. Do not envy the wicked; |
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for the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will go out. |
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My child, fear the LORD and the king, and do not disobey either of them; |
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for disaster comes from them suddenly, and who knows the ruin that both can bring? |
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These also are sayings of the wise: Partiality in judging is not good. |
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Whoever says to the wicked, "You are innocent," will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations; |
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but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them. |
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One who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips. |
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Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house. |
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Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. |
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Do not say, "I will do to others as they have done to me; I will pay them back for what they have done." |
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I passed by the field of one who was lazy, by the vineyard of a stupid person; |
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and see, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. |
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Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. |
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, |
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and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want, like an armed warrior. |
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