13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: |
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. |
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: |
16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. |
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: |
18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. |
19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; |
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. |
21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: |
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? |
23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. |
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: |
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. |
26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. |
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. |
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. |
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. |
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; |
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. |
32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. |
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: |
34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. |
