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  24:1 ¶
Be not°
thou envious°°
against evil°
men,°°
neither°
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°
studieth°°
destruction,°
and their lips°
talk°°
of mischief.° |
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24:2
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. |
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24:3
Through wisdom°
is an house°
builded;°°
and by understanding°
it is established:°° |
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24:3
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: |
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24:4
And by knowledge°
shall the chambers°
be filled°°
with all°
precious°
and pleasant°
riches.° |
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24:4
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. |
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24:5
A wise°
man°
[is] strong;°
yea, a man°
of knowledge°
increaseth°°
strength.° |
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24:5
A wise man [is] strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. |
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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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24:6
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors [there is] safety. |
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24:7
Wisdom°
[is] too high°°
for a fool:°
he openeth°°
not°
his mouth°
in the gate.° |
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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
He that deviseth°°
to do evil°°
shall be called°°
a mischievous°
person.° |
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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 thought°
of foolishness°
[is] sin:°
and the scorner°°
[is] an abomination°
to men.° |
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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
[If] thou faint°°
in the day°
of adversity,°
thy strength°
[is] small.° |
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24:10
[If] thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength [is] small. |
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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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24:11
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
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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24:12
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°°
thou honey,°
because°
[it is] good;°
and the honeycomb,°
[which is] sweet°
to°
thy taste:° |
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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
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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24:14
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
Lay not wait,°°°
O wicked°
[man], against the dwelling°
of the righteous;°
spoil°°
not°
his resting place:° |
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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 just°
[man] falleth°°
seven°
times,°
and riseth up again:°°
but the wicked°
shall fall°°
into mischief.° |
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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
Rejoice°°
not°
when thine enemy°°
falleth,°°
and let not°
thine heart°
be glad°°
when he stumbleth:°° |
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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
Lest°
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
see°°
[it], and it displease°°°
him, and he 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
Fret°°
not thyself°°
because of evil°°
[men], neither°
be thou envious°°
at the wicked;° |
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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°
there shall be°
no°
reward°
to the evil°
[man]; the candle°
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°°
thou°
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
and the king:°
[and] meddle°°
not°
with°
them that are given to change:°° |
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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°
their calamity°
shall rise°°
suddenly;°
and who°
knoweth°°
the ruin°
of them both?° |
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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
These°
[things] also°
[belong] to the wise.°
[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 saith°°
unto the wicked,°
Thou°
[art] righteous;°
him shall the people°
curse,°°
nations°
shall abhor°°
him: |
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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 to them that rebuke°°
[him] shall be delight,°°
and a good°
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
[Every man] shall kiss°°
[his] lips°
that giveth°°
a right°
answer.° |
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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 work°
without,°
and make it fit°°
for thyself in the field;°
and afterwards°
build°°
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 witness°
against thy neighbour°
without cause;°
and deceive°°
[not] 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,°
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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24:29
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
I went°°
by°
the field°
of the slothful,°°
and by°
the vineyard°
of the man°
void°
of understanding;° |
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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
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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24:31
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
Then I°
saw,°°
[and] considered [it] well:°°°
I looked°°
upon [it, and] received°°
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
[Yet] a little°
sleep,°
a little°
slumber,°
a little°
folding°
of the hands°
to sleep:°° |
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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
So shall thy poverty°
come°°
[as] one that travelleth;°°
and thy want°
as an armed°
man.° |
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24:34
So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. |
