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PROVERBS
- 30I went by the field of the slothful,
- And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
- 31And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles,
- The face thereof was covered with nettles,
- And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
- 32Then I beheld, and considered well;
- I saw, and received instruction.
- 33'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
- A little folding of the hands to sleep'—
- 34So shall thy poverty come as a runner,
- And thy want as an armed man.
25 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
- 2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;
- But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
- 3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth,
- And the heart of kings is unsearchable.
- 4Take away the dross from the silver,
- And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;
- 5Take away the wicked from before the king,
- And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
- 6Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king,
- And stand not in the place of great men;
- 7For better is it that it be said unto thee: 'Come up hither',
- Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince,
- Whom thine eyes have seen.
- 8Go not forth hastily to strive,
- Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
- When thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
- 9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour,
- But reveal not the secret of another;
- 10Lest he that heareth it revile thee,
- And thine infamy turn not away.
- 11A word fitly spoken
- Is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
- 12As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
- So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
- 13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,
- So is a faithful messenger to him that sendeth him;
- For he refresheth the soul of his master.
- 14As vapours and wind without rain,
- So is he that boasteth himself of a false gift.
- 15By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded,
- And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
- 16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,
- Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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