15Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the upright. Don’t destroy his resting place:
16for a upright man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
17Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
18lest Adonai see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:
20for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp candle of the wicked shall be snuffed out.
21My son, fear Adonai and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious:
22for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both— who knows?
23These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
24He who says to the wicked, “You are upright;” peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him—
25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
26An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
27Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
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