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And the detractor is an abomination among men.<p> <A name="11"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 25<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If you despair, being weary in the day of anguish, your strength will be diminished.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Rescue those who are led away to death. And do not cease from delivering those who are dragged away to a violent death.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>If you would say: “I do not have sufficient strength.” He who inspects the heart, the same one understands, and nothing slips past the one who preserves your soul. And he shall repay a man according to his works.<p> <A name="14"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 26<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>My son, eat honey, because it is good, and the honeycomb, because it is so sweet to your throat.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>So, too, is the doctrine of wisdom to your soul. When you have found it, you will have hope in the end, and your hope shall not perish.<p> <A name="16"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 27<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Do not lie in wait, and do not seek impiety in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For the just one will fall seven times, and he shall rise again. But the impious will fall into evil.<p> <A name="18"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 28<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>When your enemy will fall, do not be glad, and do not let your heart exult in his ruin,<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>lest perhaps the Lord see, and it displease him, and he may take away his wrath from him.<p> <A name="20"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 29<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Do not contend with the most wicked, and do not be a rival to the impious.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For the evil hold no hope in the future, and the lamp of the impious will be extinguished.<p> <A name="22"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 30<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king. And do not mingle with detractors.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For their perdition shall up rise suddenly. And who knows what ruin will be for each of them?<p> <A name="24"></a><p class="hdg">Further Sayings of the Wise<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Likewise, these things are for the wise. It is not good to base judgment on knowledge of character.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Those who say to the impious, “You are just,” shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall detest them.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Those who argue against the impious shall be praised, and a blessing shall come upon them.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>He shall kiss the lips, who responds with upright words.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Prepare your outdoor work, and diligently cultivate your field, so that afterward, you may build your house.<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor. And do not mislead anyone with your lips.<p> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me.” I will repay each one according to his work.<p> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>I passed by the field of a lazy man, and by the vineyard of a foolish man,<p> <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>and behold, it was entirely filled with nettles, and thorns had covered its surface, and the stonewall was destroyed.<p> <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>When I had seen this, I laid it up in my heart, and by this example, I received discipline.<p> <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>You will sleep a little,” I said. “You will slumber briefly. You will fold your hands a little, so as to rest.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man.”<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Catholic Public Domain Version<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>