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Proverbs 24:21-31

21 My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:

21 Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,

22 For their calamity will rise suddenly; The destruction from them both -- who knows?

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 judgment is not good.

23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:

24 He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" Peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him --

24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, And a rich blessing will come on them.

25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.

26 An honest answer Is like a kiss on the lips.

26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

27 Prepare your work outside. Make it ready for you in the field. Afterwards, build your house.

27 Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

28 Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead?

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."

29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”

30 I went by the field of the sluggard, By the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

30 I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.

31 thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

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