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  24:1 ¶
Be notº
thou enviousºº
against evilº
men,ºº
neitherº
desireºº
to beº
withº
them. |
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24:1 ¶
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. |
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24:2
Forº
their heartº
studiethºº
destruction,º
and their lipsº
talkºº
of mischief.º |
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24:2
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. |
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24:3
Through wisdomº
is an houseº
builded;ºº
and by understandingº
it is established:ºº |
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24:3
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: |
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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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24:4
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. |
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24:5
A wiseº
manº
[is] strong;º
yea, a manº
of knowledgeº
increasethºº
strength.º |
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24:5
A wise man [is] strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. |
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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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24:6
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors [there is] safety. |
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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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24:7
Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. |
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24:8
He that devisethºº
to do evilºº
shall be calledºº
a mischievousº
person.º |
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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 thoughtº
of foolishnessº
[is] sin:º
and the scornerºº
[is] an abominationº
to men.º |
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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 faintºº
in the dayº
of adversity,º
thy strengthº
[is] small.º |
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24:10
[If] thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength [is] small. |
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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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24:11
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
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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24:12
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,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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24:13
My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste: |
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24:14
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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24:14
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,ººº
O wickedº
[man], against the dwellingº
of the righteous;º
spoilºº
notº
his resting place:º |
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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
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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24:16
For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. |
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24:17
Rejoiceºº
notº
when thine enemyºº
falleth,ºº
and let notº
thine heartº
be gladºº
when he stumbleth:ºº |
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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
Lestº
Yähwè
יָהוֶהº
seeºº
[it], and it displeaseººº
him, and he turn awayºº
his wrathº
fromºº
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
Fretºº
not thyselfºº
because of evilºº
[men], neitherº
be thou enviousºº
at the wicked;º |
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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
Forº
there shall beº
noº
rewardº
to the evilº
[man]; the candleº
of the wickedº
shall be put out.ºº |
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24:20
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,º
fearºº
thouº
Yähwè
יָהוֶהº
and the king:º
[and] meddleºº
notº
withº
them that are given to change:ºº |
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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
Forº
their calamityº
shall riseºº
suddenly;º
and whoº
knowethºº
the ruinº
of them both?º |
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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
Theseº
[things] alsoº
[belong] to the wise.º
[It is] notº
goodº
to have respectºº
of personsº
in judgment.º |
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24:23
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 saithºº
unto the wicked,º
Thouº
[art] righteous;º
him shall the peopleº
curse,ºº
nationsº
shall abhorºº
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 rebukeºº
[him] shall be delight,ºº
and a goodº
blessingº
shall comeºº
uponº
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 kissºº
[his] lipsº
that givethºº
a rightº
answer.º |
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24:26
[Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right answer. |
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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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24:27
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. |
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24:28
Beº
notº
a witnessº
against thy neighbourº
without cause;º
and deceiveºº
[not] with thy lips.º |
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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
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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24:29
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 wentºº
byº
the fieldº
of the slothful,ºº
and byº
the vineyardº
of the manº
voidº
of understanding;º |
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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,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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24:31
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 Iº
saw,ºº
[and] considered [it] well:ººº
I lookedºº
upon [it, and] receivedºº
instruction.º |
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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 littleº
sleep,º
a littleº
slumber,º
a littleº
foldingº
of the handsº
to sleep:ºº |
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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 povertyº
comeºº
[as] one that travelleth;ºº
and thy wantº
as an armedº
man.º |
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24:34
So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. |
