| 1 | Don't you be envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: |
| 2 | For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief. |
| 3 | Through wisdom a house is built; By understanding it is established; |
| 4 | By knowledge the rooms are filled With all rare and beautiful treasure. |
| 5 | A wise man has great power; And a knowledgeable man increases strength; |
| 6 | For by wise guidance you wage your war; And victory is in many advisors. |
| 7 | Wisdom is too high for a fool: He doesn't open his mouth in the gate. |
| 8 | One who plots to do evil Will be called a schemer. |
| 9 | The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men. |
| 10 | If you falter in the time of trouble, Your strength is small. |
| 11 | Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter! |
| 12 | If you say, 'Behold, we didn't know this;' Doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work? |
| 13 | My son, eat honey, for it is good; The droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste: |
| 14 | So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; If you have found it, then will there be a reward, Your hope will not be cut off. |
| 15 | Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting-place: |
| 16 | For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. |
| 17 | Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown; |
| 18 | Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him. |
| 19 | Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; Neither be envious of the wicked: |
| 20 | For there will be no reward to the evil man; And the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out. |
| 21 | My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious: |
| 22 | For their calamity will rise suddenly; The destruction from them both -- who knows? |
| 23 | These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good. |
| 24 | He who says to the wicked, 'You are righteous;' Peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him -- |
| 25 | But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, And a rich blessing will come on them. |
| 26 | An honest answer Is like a kiss on the lips. |
| 27 | Prepare your work outside. Make it ready for you in the field. Afterwards, build your house. |
| 28 | Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips. |
| 29 | Don't say, 'I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.' |
| 30 | I went by the field of the sluggard, By the vineyard of the man void of understanding; |
| 31 | Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down. |
| 32 | Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction: |
| 33 | A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; |
| 34 | So shall your poverty come as a robber, And your want as an armed man. |