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Rh :He that deviseth to do evil,
 * Men shall call him a mischievous person.
 * The thought of foolishness is sin;
 * And the scorner is an abomination to men.
 * If thou faint in the day of adversity,
 * Thy strength is small indeed.
 * Deliver them that are drawn unto death;
 * And those that are ready to be slain wilt thou forbear to rescue?
 * If thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew not this',
 * Doth not He that weigheth the hearts consider it?
 * And He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know it?
 * And shall not He render to every man according to his works?


 * My son, eat thou honey, for it is good,
 * And the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;
 * So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul;
 * If thou hast found it, then shall there be a future,
 * And thy hope shall not be cut off.


 * Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous,
 * Spoil not his resting-place;
 * For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again,
 * But the wicked stumble under adversity.


 * Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth,
 * And let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
 * Lest the see it, and it displease Him,
 * And He turn away His wrath from him.
 * Fret not thyself because of evil-doers,
 * Neither be thou envious at the wicked;
 * For there will be no future to the evil man,
 * The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.


 * My son, fear thou the and the king,
 * And meddle not with them that are given to change;
 * For their calamity shall rise suddenly;
 * And who knoweth the ruin from them both?


 * These also are sayings of the wise.


 * To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
 * He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous',
 * Peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him;
 * But to them that decide justly shall be delight,
 * And a good blessing shall come upon them.
 * He kisseth the lips
 * That giveth a right answer.


 * Prepare thy work without,
 * And make it fit for thyself in the field;
 * And afterwards build thy house.


 * Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause;
 * And deceive not with thy lips.
 * Say not: 'I will do so to him as he hath done to me;
 * I will render to the man according to his work.'