17. Gloat not when thine oyev falleth, and let not thine lev rejoice when he stumbleth,
18. Lest Hashem see it, and it is rah in His eyes, and He turn away His wrath from him.
19. Fret not thyself because of ra'im, neither be thou envious of the resha'im,
20. For there shall be no acharit (latter end, future) to the rah; the ner (light) of the resha'im shall be put out.
21. Beni (my son), fear thou Hashem and the Melech, and do not associate with them that are otherwise disposed.
22. For their calamity shall arise suddenly; and who hath da'as of ruin those two [i.e., Hashem and the Melech] can bring?
23. These things also belong to chachamim: it is not tov to show partiality in mishpat.
24. He that saith unto the rashah, Thou are tzaddik, him shall the people curse, nations shall detest him;
25. But to them that rebuke the wicked, it is well, and birkat tov shall come upon them.
26. He that giveth an answer that is nakhon (right, correct), giveth a kiss on the sfatayim.
27. Set in order thy outside work, and make ready for thyself in the sadeh; then afterwards build thine bais.