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If you say, "But we didn't know about this," won't He who weighs hearts consider it? Won't He who protects your life know? Won't He repay a person according to his work?
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Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;
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realize that wisdom is the same for you. If you find it, you will have a future, and your hope will never fade.
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Don't set an ambush, wicked man, at the camp of the righteous man; don't destroy his dwelling.
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Though a righteous man falls seven times, he will get up, but the wicked will stumble into ruin.
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Don't gloat when your enemy falls, and don't let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
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or the Lord will see, be displeased, and turn His wrath away from him.
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Don't worry because of evildoers, and don't envy the wicked.
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For the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king, and don't associate with rebels,
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for their destruction will come suddenly; who knows what disaster these two can bring?
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These [sayings] also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
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Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"- people will curse him, and tribes will denounce him;
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but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a generous blessing will come to them.
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He who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips.
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Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterwards, build your house.
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Don't testify against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.
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Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me; I'll repay the man for what he has done."
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I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
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Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.
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I saw, and took it to heart; I looked, and received instruction: