Chapter 25

¹ These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Hezekiah king of Judea copied out.

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² The glory of God conceals a matter:

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³ Heaven is high, and earth is deep,

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⁴ Beat the drossy silver,

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⁵ Slay the ungodly from before the king,

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⁶ Be not boastful in the presence of the king,

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⁷ For [it is] better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me,

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⁸ Get not suddenly into a quarrel,

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⁹ Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee,

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¹⁰ Lest thy friend continue to reproach thee,

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¹⁰ a Favor and friendship set [a man] free,

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¹¹ [As] a golden apple in a necklace of sardius,

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¹² In an earring of gold a precious sardius is also set;

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¹³ As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat,

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¹⁴ As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects],

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¹⁵ In long-suffering is prosperity to kings,

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¹⁶ Having found honey, eat [only] what is enough,

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¹⁷ Enter sparingly into thy friend’s house,

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¹⁸ [As] a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow,

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¹⁹ The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.

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²⁰ As vinegar is bad for a sore,

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²⁰ a As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood,

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²¹ If thine enemy hunger, feed him;

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²² For so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head,

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²³ The north wind raises clouds;

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²⁴ [It is] better to dwell on a corner of the roof,

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²⁵ As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul,

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²⁶ As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water,

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²⁷ [It is] not good to eat much honey;

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²⁸ As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified,

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