5. Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge strengthens power;
6. For by wise guidance you wage your own battle, And delivery is by a great counsellor.
7. Wisdom is high for a fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate.
8. He who plots to do evil Is called a master of evil plots.
9. The purpose of folly is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
10. If you falter in the day of distress, Your strength is small!
11. Deliver those taken to death, And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter,
12. If you say, “See, we did not know this,” Would not He who weighs the hearts discern it? He who watches over your life, Would He not know it? And shall He not repay man according to his work?
13. My son, eat honey, for it is good, And the honeycomb, sweet to your taste;
14. Know that wisdom is thus to your being; If you have found it, there is a future, And your expectancy is not cut off.
15. Do not lie in wait, O wrong one, Against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not ravage his resting place;
16. For seven times a righteous man falls and rises, But the wrong one stumbles into evil.
17. Do not exult when your enemy falls, And let not your heart rejoice when he stumbles;
18. Lest יהוה see and it be evil in His eyes, And He turn away His wrath from him.
19. Do not fret because of evil-doers, And do not envy the wrong;
20. For there is no future for the evil-doer; The lamp of the wrongdoers is put out.