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.
15. Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
16. For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
17. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;
18. Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
19. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
20. For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
21. My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:
22. For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?
23. These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
24. He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him: