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My son, eat honey because it is good, And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
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So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, And your hope will not be cut off.
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Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not plunder his resting place;
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For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
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Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
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Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him.
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Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the wicked;
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For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those given to change;
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For their calamity will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
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These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.