19. Do not be upset because of evil people, or be envious of the wicked,
20. for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21. My son, fear Adonai and the king, and do not associate with rebels.
22. For their destruction will arise suddenly, and who knows the ruin both Adonai and the king can bring?
23. These sayings are also from the wise: Partiality in judgment is not good.
24. Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent,” people curse him and nations revile him.
25. But for those who convict the guilty there will be delight— good blessing will come upon them.
26. An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
27. Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready. After that, build your house.
28. Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
29. Do not say, “I will do to him what he has done to me; I will pay him back for his deed!”
30. I passed by the field of the slacker, by the vineyard of one lacking judgment.
31. Surprisingly, it was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.
32. Then I took to heart what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33. “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,”