1Bee not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them. 2For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe. 3Through wisdome is an house builded, and with vnderstanding it is established. 4And by knowledge shall the chambers bee filled with all precious, and pleasant riches. 5A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength. 6For with counsel thou shalt enterprise thy warre, and in the multitude of them that can giue counsell, is health. 7Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 8Hee that imagineth to doe euill, men shall call him an autour of wickednes. 9The wicked thought of a foole is sinne, and the scorner is an abomination vnto men. 10[If] thou faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength [is] small. 11If thou refraineth to deliver [them that are] drawn to death, and [those that are] ready to be slain; 12If thou say, Beholde, we knew not of it: he that pondereth the heartes, doeth not hee vnderstand it? And hee that keepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? Will not he also recompense euery man according to his workes? 13My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste: 14So shall the knowledge of wisdome be vnto thy soule, if thou finde it, and there shall be an ende, and thine hope shall not be cut off. 15Laye no waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place. 16For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. 17Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth, 18Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 19Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked. 20For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out. 21My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious. 22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? 23Also these things perteine to the wise, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement. 24He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, and the multitude shall abhorre him. 25But to them that rebuke him, shall be pleasure, and vpon them shall come the blessing of goodnesse. 26They shall kisse the lippes of him that answereth vpright wordes. 27Prepare thy work outside, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house. 28Be not a witnes against thy neighbour without cause: for wilt thou deceiue with thy lippes? 29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. 30I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding. 31And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe. 32Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, and] received instruction. 33[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.