18. lest the Lord see it, and it displease him,and he turn away his wrath from him.
19. Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers;neither be envious of the wicked:
20. for there will be no reward to the evil man;and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.
21. My son, fear the Lord and the king.Don’t join those who are rebellious:
22. for their calamity will rise suddenly;the destruction from them both—who knows?
23. These also are sayings of the wise.To show partiality in judgement is not good.
24. He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous;”peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
25. but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,and a rich blessing will come on them.
26. An honest answeris like a kiss on the lips.
27. Prepare your work outside,and get your fields ready.Afterwards, build your house.
28. Don’t be a witness against your neighbour without cause.Don’t deceive with your lips.
29. Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;I will render to the man according to his work.”
30. I went by the field of the sluggard,by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31. Behold, it was all grown over with thorns.Its surface was covered with nettles,and its stone wall was broken down.
32. Then I saw, and considered well.I saw, and received instruction: