Proverbs 24:23–34

²³These things also belong to the wise.

It is not good ^oto have respect of persons in judgment.

^24pHe that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous;

^qHim shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

²⁵But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,

And a good blessing shall come upon them.

²⁶Every man shall kiss his lips

That giveth a ^rright answer.

^27sPrepare thy work without,

And make it fit for thyself in the field;

And afterwards build thine house.

^28tBe not a witness against thy neighbour without cause;

And deceive not with thy lips.

^29uSay not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me:

I will render to the man according to his work.

^30xI went by the field of the slothful,

And by the vineyard of the man ^yvoid of understanding;

³¹And lo, it was all grown over with thorns,

And ^znettles had covered the face thereof,

And the stone ^awall thereof was broken down.

³²Then I saw, and considered it well:

I ^xlooked upon it, and received instruction.

^33bYet a little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to sleep:

³⁴So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth;

And thy want as an armed man.

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