15. Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,do not plunder their dwelling-place;
16. for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.Saying 28
17. Do not gloat when your enemy falls;when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
18. or the Lord will see and disapproveand turn his wrath away from them.Saying 29
19. Do not fret because of evildoersor be envious of the wicked,
20. for the evildoer has no future hope,and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.Saying 30
21. Fear the Lord and the king, my son,and do not join with rebellious officials,
22. for those two will send sudden destruction on them,and who knows what calamities they can bring?
23. These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
24. whoever says to the guilty, ‘You are innocent,’will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.