Proverbs:24:23-34

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* These also are for the wise : to respect persons in judgment is not good . * He who says to the wicked , You are righteous , the peoples shall curse him , nations shall abhor him . * But to those who rebuke , it is pleasant , and a good blessing comes to them . * He shall kiss the lips that return right words . * Prepare your work outside , and make it fit for yourself in the field , and afterwards build your house . * Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause , or deceive with your lips ,. * Do not say , I will do to him as he has done to me ; I will repay each according to his work . * I went over the field of the lazy man , and by the vineyard of the man lacking heart , * and , lo , it was all risen up with thistles , nettles had covered its surface , and its stone wall was broken down . * Then I saw , I set my heart on it ; I looked , I received instruction : * A little sleep , a little slumber , a little folding of the hands to lie down , * so shall your poverty come stalking , and your want like a man with a shield .

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