1Be not thou envious of wicked men, neither crave to be with them; 2For, violence, their heart muttereth, and, mischief, their lips do speak. 3In wisdom, is a house builded, and, in understanding, is it established; 4And, in knowledge, chambers are filled, with all acquisitions, costly and fair. 5A wise man, is mighty, and, a man of knowledge, becometh alert in vigour. 6Surely, with concerted measures, shalt thou make for thyself war, and, success, lieth in the greatness of the counsellor. 7Unattainable to a foolish man, are the dictates of wisdom, in the gate, he openeth not his mouth. 8He that deviseth to do mischief, him, shall men call, a master of plots. 9The purpose of folly, is sin, and, an abomination to mankind, is a buffoon. 10Thou hast been slothful in the day of straitness, Strait, is thy strength. 11Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back! 12Though thou say, Lo! we knew not this, Shall not, he that proveth hearts, himself, discern? And, he that formeth thy soul, himself, know? and bring back to a son of earth according to his deed? 13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good,and droppings from the comb sweet to thy palate: 14Thus, take knowledge of wisdom, for thine own soul; If thou find it, then there is a future, and, thine expectation, shall not be cut off. 15Do not lie in wait, thou lawless man, against the home of the righteous,neither destroy thou his place of rest; 16For, seven times, may the righteous fall and yet arise, but, lawless men, shall stumble into calamity. 17When thine enemy falleth, do not thou rejoice, and, when he stumbleth, let not thy heart exult: 18Lest Yahweh see it, and it be wicked in his eyes, and he turn away from him his anger. 19Burn not with vexation against evil doers, be not envious of lawless men; 20For there shall be no future for the wicked, The lamp of the lawless, shall go out. 21Revere thou Yahweh, my son, and the king, and, with the fickle, have thou no fellowship; 22For, suddenly, shall arise their calamity; and, the misfortune of their years, who knoweth? 23These things also, concern he wise, To take note of faces in judgment, is not good. 24He that saith to the lawless man, Righteous, thou art, peoples shall denounce him, populations shall curse him; 25But, to reprovers, one should be pleasant, and, upon them, should come an excellent blessing: 26Lips, should one kiss with one who answereth in right words. 27Prepare, in the open, thy work, and make ready, in the field, for thyself, Afterwards, shalt thou build thy house. 28Do not become a needless witness against thy neighbour, so mightest thou open too wide thy lips: 29Do not sayAccording to what he hath done to me, so, will I do to him, I will repay every one according to his work. 30By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense; 31And lo! there had come up all over itthorns, there had covered the face thereofthistles, and, the stone fence thereof, had been thrown down. 32So I observed it, for myself, I applied my heart, I lookedI accepted correction: 33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest: 34So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.