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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 notº
thou enviousºº
against evilº
men,ºº
neitherº
desireºº
to beº
withº
them. |
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24:2
For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs. |
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24:2
Forº
their heartº
studiethºº
destruction,º
and their lipsº
talkºº
of mischief.º |
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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 wisdomº
is an houseº
builded;ºº
and by understandingº
it is established:ºº |
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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 knowledgeº
shall the chambersº
be filledºº
with allº
preciousº
and pleasantº
riches.º |
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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 wiseº
manº
[is] strong;º
yea, a manº
of knowledgeº
increasethºº
strength.º |
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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
Forº
by wise counselº
thou shalt makeºº
thy war:º
and in multitudeº
of counsellorsºº
[there is] safety.º |
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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
Wisdomº
[is] too highºº
for a fool:º
he openethºº
notº
his mouthº
in the gate.º |
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24:8
but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed [men]. |
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24:8
He that devisethºº
to do evilºº
shall be calledºº
a mischievousº
person.º |
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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 thoughtº
of foolishnessº
[is] sin:º
and the scornerºº
[is] an abominationº
to men.º |
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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 faintºº
in the dayº
of adversity,º
thy strengthº
[is] small.º |
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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
Ifº
thou forbearºº
to deliverºº
[them that are] drawnºº
unto death,º
and [those that are] readyºº
to be slain;º |
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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
Ifº
thou sayest,ºº
Behold,º
we knewºº
itº
not;º
doth notº
he that ponderethºº
the heartºº
considerºº
[it]? and he that keepethºº
thy soul,º
doth [not] heº
knowºº
[it]? and shall [not] he renderºº
to [every] manº
according to his works?º |
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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,º
eatºº
thou honey,º
becauseº
[it is] good;º
and the honeycomb,º
[which is] sweetº
toº
thy taste:º |
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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
Soº
[shall] the knowledgeºº
of wisdomº
[be] unto thy soul:º
whenº
thou hast foundºº
[it], then there shall beº
a reward,º
and thy expectationº
shall notº
be cut off.ºº |
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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,ººº
O wickedº
[man], against the dwellingº
of the righteous;º
spoilºº
notº
his resting place:º |
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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
Forº
a justº
[man] fallethºº
sevenº
times,º
and riseth up again:ºº
but the wickedº
shall fallºº
into mischief.º |
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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
Rejoiceºº
notº
when thine enemyºº
falleth,ºº
and let notº
thine heartº
be gladºº
when he stumbleth:ºº |
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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
Lestº
Yahwehº
seeºº
[it], and it displeaseººº
him, and he turn awayºº
his wrathº
fromºº
him. |
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24:19
Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners. |
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24:19
Fretºº
not thyselfºº
because of evilºº
[men], neitherº
be thou enviousºº
at the wicked;º |
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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
Forº
there shall beº
noº
rewardº
to the evilº
[man]; the candleº
of the wickedº
shall be put out.ºº |
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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,º
fearºº
thouº
Yahwehº
and the king:º
[and] meddleºº
notº
withº
them that are given to change:ºº |
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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
Forº
their calamityº
shall riseºº
suddenly;º
and whoº
knowethºº
the ruinº
of them both?º |
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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
Theseº
[things] alsoº
[belong] to the wise.º
[It is] notº
goodº
to have respectºº
of personsº
in judgment.º |
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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 saithºº
unto the wicked,º
Thouº
[art] righteous;º
him shall the peopleº
curse,ºº
nationsº
shall abhorºº
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 rebukeºº
[him] shall be delight,ºº
and a goodº
blessingº
shall comeºº
uponº
them. |
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24:26
and [men] will kiss lips that answer well. |
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24:26
[Every man] shall kissºº
[his] lipsº
that givethºº
a rightº
answer.º |
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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
Prepareºº
thy workº
without,º
and make it fitºº
for thyself in the field;º
and afterwardsº
buildºº
thine house.º |
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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
Beº
notº
a witnessº
against thy neighbourº
without cause;º
and deceiveºº
[not] with thy lips.º |
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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
Sayºº
not,º
I will doºº
soº
to him asº
he hath doneºº
to me: I will renderºº
to the manº
according to his work.º |
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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 wentºº
byº
the fieldº
of the slothful,ºº
and byº
the vineyardº
of the manº
voidº
of understanding;º |
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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,º
it was allº
grown overºº
with thorns,º
[and] nettlesº
had coveredºº
the faceº
thereof, and the stoneº
wallº
thereof was broken down.ºº |
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24:32
Afterwards I reflected, I looked that I might receive instruction. |
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24:32
Then Iº
saw,ºº
[and] considered [it] well:ººº
I lookedºº
upon [it, and] receivedºº
instruction.º |
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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 littleº
sleep,º
a littleº
slumber,º
a littleº
foldingº
of the handsº
to sleep:ºº |
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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 povertyº
comeºº
[as] one that travelleth;ºº
and thy wantº
as an armedº
man.º |
