1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; | TOSK |
2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. | TOSK |
3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established; | TOSK |
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure. | TOSK |
5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength. | TOSK |
6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors. | TOSK |
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place. | TOSK |
8 He who plots evil will be called a schemer. | TOSK |
9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men. | TOSK |
10 If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength! | TOSK |
11 Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. | TOSK |
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds? | TOSK |
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. | C | TOSK |
14 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off. | C | TOSK |
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place. | C | TOSK |
16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times. | C | TOSK |
17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, | C | TOSK |
18 or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him. | C | TOSK |
19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. | C | TOSK |
20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished. | C | TOSK |
21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious. | C | TOSK |
22 For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring? | C | TOSK |
23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good. | TOSK |
24 Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him; | TOSK |
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them. | TOSK |
26 An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips. | TOSK |
27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house. | TOSK |
28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. | TOSK |
29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.” | TOSK |
30 I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. | TOSK |
31 Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. | TOSK |
32 I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction: | TOSK |
33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, | TOSK |
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit. | TOSK |