Proverbs 22.17-24.22

15. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 16. He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

17. Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge. 18. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips. 19. That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee. 20. Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, 21. To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee? 22. Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23. For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them. 24. Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: 25. Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul. 26. Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts. 27. If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? 28. Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set. 29. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men. 23:1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; 23:2. And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite. 23:3. Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food. 23:4. Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. 23:5. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven. 23:6. Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties: 23:7. For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee. 23:8. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words. 23:9. Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 23:10. Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 23:11. For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee. 23:12. Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge. 23:13. Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. 23:14. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol. 23:15. My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine: 23:16. Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things. 23:17. Let not thy heart envy sinners; But be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day long: 23:18. For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off. 23:19. Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way. 23:20. Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: 23:21. For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. 23:22. Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old. 23:23. Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 23:24. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him. 23:25. Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice. 23:26. My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways. 23:27. For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit. 23:28. Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men. 23:29. Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? 23:30. They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine. 23:31. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly: 23:32. At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder. 23:33. Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter perverse things. 23:34. Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 23:35. They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not hurt; They have beaten me, and I felt it not: When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. 24:1. Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: 24:2. For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief. 24:3. Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established; 24:4. And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches. 24:5. A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might. 24:6. For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 24:7. Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate. 24:8. He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief - maker. 24:9. The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men. 24:10. If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. 24:11. Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back. 24:12. If 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 work? 24:13. My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: 24:14. So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off. 24:15. Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: 24:16. For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. 24:17. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown; 24:18. Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him. 24:19. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked: 24:20. For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 24:21. My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change: 24:22. For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?

24:23. These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. 24:24. He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him: (Proverbs 22:15-24:24, ASV)

15. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16. Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

17. Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching. 18. For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. 19. That your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach you today, even you. 20. Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge, 21. To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you? 22. Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court; 23. for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them. 24. Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger: 25. lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul. 26. Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts. 27. If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you? 28. Don’t move the ancient boundary stone, which your fathers have set up. 29. Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men. 23:1. When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; 23:2. put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite. 23:3. Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food. 23:4. Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. 23:5. Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky. 23:6. Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies: 23:7. for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. 23:8. The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words. 23:9. Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words. 23:10. Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless: 23:11. for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you. 23:12. Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge. 23:13. Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die. 23:14. Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol. 23:15. My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine: 23:16. yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right. 23:17. Don’t let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Yahweh all day long. 23:18. Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off. 23:19. Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path! 23:20. Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat: 23:21. for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags. 23:22. Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old. 23:23. Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding. 23:24. The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. 23:25. Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice! 23:26. My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways. 23:27. For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well. 23:28. Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men. 23:29. Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? 23:30. Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine. 23:31. Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly. 23:32. In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper. 23:33. Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things. 23:34. Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging: 23:35. “They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another.” 24:1. Don’t be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them: 24:2. for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief. 24:3. Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established; 24:4. by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure. 24:5. A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength; 24:6. for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors. 24:7. Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn’t open his mouth in the gate. 24:8. One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer. 24:9. The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men. 24:10. If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small. 24:11. Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter! 24:12. If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this”; doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work? 24:13. My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste: 24:14. so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off. 24:15. Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place: 24:16. for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. 24:17. Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown; 24:18. lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 24:19. Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked: 24:20. for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out. 24:21. My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious: 24:22. for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both, who knows?

24:23. These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good. 24:24. He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous”; peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him, (Proverbs 22:15-24:24, WEB)

15. Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 16. He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

17. Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. 18. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. ^{within: Heb. in thy belly} 19. That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. ^{even: or, trust thou also} 20. Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, 21. That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? ^{to them: or, to those that send thee?} 22. Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23. For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 24. Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 25. Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. 26. Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 27. If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? 28. Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. ^{landmark: or, bound} 29. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. ^{mean: Heb. obscure men} 23:1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: 23:2. And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 23:3. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 23:4. Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 23:5. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. ^{set: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon} 23:6. Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 23:7. For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. 23:8. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. 23:9. Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 23:10. Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: ^{landmark: or, bound} 23:11. For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. 23:12. Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 23:13. Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 23:14. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. 23:15. My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. ^{even: or, even I will rejoice} 23:16. Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. 23:17. Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. 23:18. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. ^{end: or, reward} 23:19. Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 23:20. Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: ^{of flesh: Heb. of their flesh} 23:21. For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 23:22. Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23:23. Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 23:24. The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 23:25. Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. 23:26. My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 23:27. For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 23:28. She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. ^{as for: or, as a robber} 23:29. Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 23:30. They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 23:31. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 23:32. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. ^{an: or, a cockatrice} 23:33. Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 23:34. Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. ^{the midst: Heb. the heart of the sea} 23:35. They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. ^{I felt: Heb. I knew it not} 24:1. Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. 24:2. For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. 24:3. Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: 24:4. And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 24:5. A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. ^{is strong: Heb. is in strength increaseth: Heb. strengtheneth might} 24:6. For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. 24:7. Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 24:8. He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. 24:9. The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. 24:10. If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. ^{small: Heb. narrow} 24:11. If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 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? 24:13. My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: ^{to: Heb. upon thy palate} 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. 24:15. Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: 24:16. For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. 24:17. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 24:18. Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. ^{it displeaseth: Heb. it be evil in his eyes} 24:19. Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; ^{Fret: or, Keep not company with the wicked} 24:20. For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. ^{candle: or, lamp} 24:21. My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: ^{them: Heb. changers} 24:22. For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

24:23. These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24:24. He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: (Proverbs 22:15-24:24, KJV)

15. Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him. 16. He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich, only to want.

17. Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge, 18. For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips. 19. That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou. 20. Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge? 21. To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee. 22. Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate. 23. For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers. 24. Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, 25. Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul. 26. Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens. 27. If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee? 28. Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made. 29. Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men! 23:1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which [is] before thee, 23:2. And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou [art] a man of appetite. 23:3. Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it [is] lying food. 23:4. Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. 23:5. For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens. 23:6. Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties, 23:7. For as he hath thought in his soul, so [is] he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart [is] not with thee. 23:8. Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that [are] sweet. 23:9. In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words. 23:10. Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not, 23:11. For their Redeemer [is] strong, He doth plead their cause with thee. 23:12. Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge. 23:13. Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. 23:14. Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest. 23:15. My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine, 23:16. And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly. 23:17. Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But, in the fear of Jehovah all the day. 23:18. For, is there a posterity? Then thy hope is not cut off. 23:19. Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart, 23:20. Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh, 23:21. For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags. 23:22. Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old. 23:23. Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding, 23:24. The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him. 23:25. Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful. 23:26. Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways. 23:27. For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit. 23:28. She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth. 23:29. Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? 23:30. Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine. 23:31. See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright. 23:32. Its latter end, as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth. 23:33. Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things. 23:34. And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast. 23:35. 'They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake, I seek it yet again!' 24:1. Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them. 24:2. For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak. 24:3. By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself. 24:4. And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, [With] all precious and pleasant wealth. 24:5. Mighty [is] the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power, 24:6. For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors. 24:7. Wisdom [is] high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth. 24:8. Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts. 24:9. The thought of folly [is] sin, And an abomination to man [is] a scorner. 24:10. Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power, 24:11. If [from] delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter, thou keepest back. 24:12. When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work. 24:13. Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb, sweet to thy palate. 24:14. So [is] the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off. 24:15. Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place. 24:16. For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil. 24:17. In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful, 24:18. Lest Jehovah see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger. 24:19. Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked, 24:20. For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished. 24:21. Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself, 24:22. For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both, who knoweth!

24:23. These also are for the wise:, To discern faces in judgment is not good. 24:24. Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou [art] righteous,' Peoples execrate him, nations abhor him. (Proverbs 22:15-24:24, YLT)