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  24:1 ¶
[My] son, envy not bad men, nor desire to be with them. |
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24:1 ¶
Be not°
thou envious°°
against evil°
men,°°
neither°
desire°°
to be°
with°
them. |
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24:2
For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs. |
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24:2
For°
their heart°
studieth°°
destruction,°
and their lips°
talk°°
of mischief.° |
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24:3
A house is built by wisdom, and is set up by understanding. |
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24:3
Through wisdom°
is an house°
builded;°°
and by understanding°
it is established:°° |
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24:4
By discretion the chambers are filled with all precious and excellent wealth. |
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24:4
And by knowledge°
shall the chambers°
be filled°°
with all°
precious°
and pleasant°
riches.° |
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24:5
A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate. |
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24:5
A wise°
man°
[is] strong;°
yea, a man°
of knowledge°
increaseth°°
strength.° |
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24:6
War is carried on with generalship, and aid is supplied to the heart of a counsellor. |
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24:6
For°
by wise counsel°
thou shalt make°°
thy war:°
and in multitude°
of counsellors°°
[there is] safety.° |
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24:7
Wisdom and good understanding are in the gates of the wise: the wise turn not aside from the mouth of the Lord, |
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24:7
Wisdom°
[is] too high°°
for a fool:°
he openeth°°
not°
his mouth°
in the gate.° |
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24:8
but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed [men]. |
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24:8
He that deviseth°°
to do evil°°
shall be called°°
a mischievous°
person.° |
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24:9
The fools also dies in sins; and uncleanness [attaches] to a pestilent man. |
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24:9
The thought°
of foolishness°
[is] sin:°
and the scorner°°
[is] an abomination°
to men.° |
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24:10
He shall be defiled in the evil day, and in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed. |
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24:10
[If] thou faint°°
in the day°
of adversity,°
thy strength°
[is] small.° |
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24:11
Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not [thy help]. |
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24:11
If°
thou forbear°°
to deliver°°
[them that are] drawn°°
unto death,°
and [those that are] ready°°
to be slain;° |
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24:12
But if thou shouldest say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and he that formed breath for all, he knows all things, who renders to every man according to his works. |
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24:12
If°
thou sayest,°°
Behold,°
we knew°°
it°
not;°
doth not°
he that pondereth°°
the heart°°
consider°°
[it]? and he that keepeth°°
thy soul,°
doth [not] he°
know°°
[it]? and shall [not] he render°°
to [every] man°
according to his works?° |
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24:13
[My] son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened. |
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24:13
My son,°
eat°°
thou honey,°
because°
[it is] good;°
and the honeycomb,°
[which is] sweet°
to°
thy taste:° |
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24:14
Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: for if thou find it, thine end shall be good, and hope shall not fail thee. |
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24:14
So°
[shall] the knowledge°°
of wisdom°
[be] unto thy soul:°
when°
thou hast found°°
[it], then there shall be°
a reward,°
and thy expectation°
shall not°
be cut off.°° |
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24:15
Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly. |
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24:15
Lay not wait,°°°
O wicked°
[man], against the dwelling°
of the righteous;°
spoil°°
not°
his resting place:° |
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24:16
For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise [again]: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles. |
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24:16
For°
a just°
[man] falleth°°
seven°
times,°
and riseth up again:°°
but the wicked°
shall fall°°
into mischief.° |
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24:17
If thine enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow. |
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24:17
Rejoice°°
not°
when thine enemy°°
falleth,°°
and let not°
thine heart°
be glad°°
when he stumbleth:°° |
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24:18
For the Lord will see [it], and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him. |
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24:18
Lest°
Yahweh°
see°°
[it], and it displease°°°
him, and he turn away°°
his wrath°
from°°
him. |
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24:19
Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners. |
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24:19
Fret°°
not thyself°°
because of evil°°
[men], neither°
be thou envious°°
at the wicked;° |
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24:20
For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out. |
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24:20
For°
there shall be°
no°
reward°
to the evil°
[man]; the candle°
of the wicked°
shall be put out.°° |
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24:21
[My] son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them. |
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24:21
My son,°
fear°°
thou°
Yahweh°
and the king:°
[and] meddle°°
not°
with°
them that are given to change:°° |
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24:22
For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance [inflicted] by both? [A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for [such an one] has fully received it. Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whosoever shall be given up to [it] shall be destroyed: for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not [even] fit to be eaten by the young eagles. [My] son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent]. |
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24:22
For°
their calamity°
shall rise°°
suddenly;°
and who°
knoweth°°
the ruin°
of them both?° |
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24:23
And this thing I say to you that are wise [for you] to learn: It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. |
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24:23
These°
[things] also°
[belong] to the wise.°
[It is] not°
good°
to have respect°°
of persons°
in judgment.° |
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24:24
He that says of the ungodly, He is righteous, shall be cursed by peoples, and hateful among the nations. |
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24:24
He that saith°°
unto the wicked,°
Thou°
[art] righteous;°
him shall the people°
curse,°°
nations°
shall abhor°°
him: |
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24:25
But they that reprove [him] shall appear more excellent, and blessing shall come upon them; |
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24:25
But to them that rebuke°°
[him] shall be delight,°°
and a good°
blessing°
shall come°°
upon°
them. |
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24:26
and [men] will kiss lips that answer well. |
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24:26
[Every man] shall kiss°°
[his] lips°
that giveth°°
a right°
answer.° |
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24:27
Prepare thy works for [thy] going forth, and prepare thyself for the field; and come after me, and thou shalt rebuild thine house. |
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24:27
Prepare°°
thy work°
without,°
and make it fit°°
for thyself in the field;°
and afterwards°
build°°
thine house.° |
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24:28
Be not a false witness against thy [fellow] citizen, neither exaggerate with thy lips. |
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24:28
Be°
not°
a witness°
against thy neighbour°
without cause;°
and deceive°°
[not] with thy lips.° |
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24:29
Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, and I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me. |
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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.° |
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24:30
A foolish man is like a farm, and a senseless man is like a vineyard. |
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24:30
I went°°
by°
the field°
of the slothful,°°
and by°
the vineyard°
of the man°
void°
of understanding;° |
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24:31
If thou let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; and he becomes destitute, and his stone walls are broken down. |
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24:31
And, lo,°
it was all°
grown over°°
with thorns,°
[and] nettles°
had covered°°
the face°
thereof, and the stone°
wall°
thereof was broken down.°° |
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24:32
Afterwards I reflected, I looked that I might receive instruction. |
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24:32
Then I°
saw,°°
[and] considered [it] well:°°°
I looked°°
upon [it, and] received°°
instruction.° |
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24:33
[The sluggard says], I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across [my] breast. |
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24:33
[Yet] a little°
sleep,°
a little°
slumber,°
a little°
folding°
of the hands°
to sleep:°° |
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24:34
But if thou do this, thy poverty will come speedily; and thy want like a swift courier. |
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24:34
So shall thy poverty°
come°°
[as] one that travelleth;°°
and thy want°
as an armed°
man.° |
