The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000.
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Be not thou envious against evil men,
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neither desire to be with them: |
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for their heart studieth destruction,
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and their lips talk of mischief. |
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Through wisdom is a house builded;
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and by understanding it is established: |
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and by knowledge shall the chambers be filled
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with all precious and pleasant riches. |
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A wise man is strong;
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yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. |
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For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war:
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and in multitude of counselors there is safety. |
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Wisdom is too high for a fool:
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he openeth not his mouth in the gate. |
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He that deviseth to do evil
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shall be called a mischievous person. |
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The thought of foolishness is sin:
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and the scorner is an abomination to men. |
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If thou faint in the day of adversity,
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If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death,
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and those that are ready to be slain; |
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if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not;
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doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? |
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And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? |
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And shall not he render to every man according to his works? |
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My son, eat thou honey, because it is good;
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and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: |
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so shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul:
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when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, |
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and thy expectation shall not be cut off. |
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Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
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spoil not his resting place: |
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for a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:
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but the wicked shall fall into mischief. |
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Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth,
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and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: |
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lest the LORD see it, and it displease him,
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and he turn away his wrath from him. |
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Fret not thyself because of evil men,
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neither be thou envious at the wicked; |
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for there shall be no reward to the evil man;
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the candle of the wicked shall be put out. |
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My son, fear thou the LORD and the king:
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and meddle not with them that are given to change: |
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for their calamity shall rise suddenly;
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and who knoweth the ruin of them both? |
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These things also belong to the wise.
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It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. |
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He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous;
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him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: |
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but to them that rebuke him shall be delight,
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and a good blessing shall come upon them. |
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Every man shall kiss his lips
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that giveth a right answer. |
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Prepare thy work without,
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and make it fit for thyself in the field; |
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and afterward build thine house. |
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Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause;
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and deceive not with thy lips. |
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Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me:
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I will render to the man according to his work. |
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I went by the field of the slothful,
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and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; |
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and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,
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and nettles had covered the face thereof, |
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and the stone wall thereof was broken down. |
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Then I saw, and considered it well:
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I looked upon it, and received instruction. |
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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
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a little folding of the hands to sleep: |
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so shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth;
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