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24.30 :I went by the field of the slothful,
 * And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
 * And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles,
 * The face thereof was covered with nettles,
 * And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
 * Then I beheld, and considered well;
 * I saw, and received instruction.
 * 'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
 * A little folding of the hands to sleep'—
 * So shall thy poverty come as a runner,
 * And thy want as an armed man.

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.


 * It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;
 * But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.


 * The heaven for height, and the earth for depth,
 * And the heart of kings is unsearchable.


 * Take away the dross from the silver,
 * And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;
 * Take away the wicked from before the king,
 * And his throne shall be established in righteousness.


 * Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king,
 * And stand not in the place of great men;
 * For 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.


 * Go not forth hastily to strive,
 * Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
 * When thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
 * Debate thy cause with thy neighbour,
 * But reveal not the secret of another;
 * Lest he that heareth it revile thee,
 * And thine infamy turn not away.


 * A word fitly spoken
 * Is like apples of gold in settings of silver.


 * As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
 * So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.


 * As 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.


 * As vapours and wind without rain,
 * So is he that boasteth himself of a false gift.


 * By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded,
 * And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.


 * Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,
 * Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.