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PROVERBS
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- 8He that deviseth to do evil,
- Men shall call him a mischievous person.
- 9The thought of foolishness is sin;
- And the scorner is an abomination to men.
- 10If thou faint in the day of adversity,
- Thy strength is small indeed.
- 11Deliver them that are drawn unto death;
- And those that are ready to be slain wilt thou forbear to rescue?
- 12If thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew not this',
- Doth not He that weigheth the hearts 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?
- 13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good,
- And the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;
- 14So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul;
- If thou hast found it, then shall there be a future,
- And thy hope shall not be cut off.
- 15Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous,
- Spoil not his resting-place;
- 16For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again,
- But the wicked stumble under adversity.
- 17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth,
- And let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
- 18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him,
- And He turn away His wrath from him.
- 19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers,
- Neither be thou envious at the wicked;
- 20For there will be no future to the evil man,
- The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
- 21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king,
- And meddle not with them that are given to change;
- 22For their calamity shall rise suddenly;
- And who knoweth the ruin from them both?
- 23These also are sayings of the wise.
- To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
- 24He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous',
- Peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him;
- 25But to them that decide justly shall be delight,
- And a good blessing shall come upon them.
- 26He kisseth the lips
- That giveth a right answer.
- 27Prepare thy work without,
- And make it fit for thyself in the field;
- And afterwards build thy house.
- 28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause;
- And deceive not with thy lips.
- 29Say 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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