24. He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:
25. But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
26. He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.
27. Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
28. Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
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.
30. I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31. And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32. Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction: