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11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
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Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
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If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
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Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
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Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
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Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.
19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
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Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked,
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
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for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
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Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?
23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
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These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
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