his wrath from him. 024:019 Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked: 024:020 for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out. 024:021 My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious: 024:022 for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both--who knows? 024:023 These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good. 024:024 He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him-- 024:025 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them. 024:026 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. 024:027 Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house. 024:028 Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips. 024:029 Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work." 024:030 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 024:031 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 024:032 Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction: 024:033 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep; 024:034 so shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man. 025:001 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 025:002 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. 025:003 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable. 025:004 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner; 025:005 Take away the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness. 025:006 Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men; 025:007 for it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen. 025:008 Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you? 025:009 Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another; 025:010 lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart. 025:011 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. 025:012 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear. 025:013 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful