Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.
19 Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the wicked;
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king; do not associate with those given to change;
22 For their calamity will rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin those two can bring?
23 These things also belong to the wise: it is not good to show partiality in judgment.
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” him the people will curse; nations will abhor him.
25 But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them.
26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.
27 Prepare your outside work, make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterward build your house.
28 Do not be a witness against your neighbour without cause, for would you deceive with your lips?
29 Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”
30 I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
31 And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; its surface was covered with nettles; its stone wall was broken down.
32 When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest;
34 So shall your poverty come like a prowler, and your need like an armed man.