104 lines
3.4 KiB
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104 lines
3.4 KiB
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## My Son, Fear Yahweh
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###### 1
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Do not be jealous of evil men, And do not desire to be with them;
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###### 2
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For their heart meditates on destruction, And their lips talk of mischief.
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###### 3
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By wisdom a house is built, And by discernment it is firmly established;
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###### 4
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And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
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###### 5
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A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge strengthens his power.
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###### 6
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For by guidance you will make war, And in abundance of counselors there is salvation.
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###### 7
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Wisdom is _too_ exalted for an ignorant fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate.
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###### 8
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One who deliberately thinks to do evil, Men will call a schemer.
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###### 9
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The scheming of folly is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
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###### 10
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If you are slack in the day of trouble, Your strength is in trouble.
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###### 11
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Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are stumbling to the slaughter, Oh hold _them_ back.
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###### 12
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If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," Does not He who weighs the hearts understand? And _does not_ He who guards your soul know? And will not He render to man according to his work?
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###### 13
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Eat honey, my son, for it is good, Indeed, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
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###### 14
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Know _that_ wisdom is thus for your soul; If you find _it_, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off.
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###### 15
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Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the abode of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;
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###### 16
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For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked will stumble in calamity.
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###### 17
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When your enemy falls, do not be glad, And when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice;
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###### 18
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Lest Yahweh see _it_ and it be evil in His eyes, And turn His anger away from him.
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###### 19
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Do not fret because of evildoers Do not be jealous of the wicked;
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###### 20
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For there will be no future for the evil one; The lamp of the wicked will go out.
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###### 21
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My son, fear Yahweh and the king; Do not associate with those who change,
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###### 22
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For suddenly their disaster will rise, And who knows the upheaval _that comes_ from both of them?
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These also are _sayings_ of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
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###### 24
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He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous," Peoples will curse him, nations will be indignant with him;
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###### 25
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But to those who reprove the _wicked_, it will be pleasant, And a good blessing will come upon them.
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He kisses the lips Who responds with right words.
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###### 27
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Establish your work outside And make it ready for yourself in the field; And afterwards, you shall build your house.
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Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, Nor deceive with your lips.
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###### 29
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Do not say, "As he did to me so I shall do to him; I will render to the man according to his work."
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###### 30
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I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking a heart _of wisdom_,
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###### 31
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And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Nettles have covered its surface, And its stone wall has been torn down.
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###### 32
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And I beheld, I set my heart upon it; I saw, I received discipline.
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###### 33
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"A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,"
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###### 34
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Then your poverty will come _as_ a robber And your want like an armed man.
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