1 Não tenhas inveja dos homens malignos,

nem queiras estar com eles,

2 porque o seu coração maquina violência,

e os seus lábios falam para o mal.

3 Com a sabedoria edifica-se a casa,

e com a inteligência ela se firma;

4 pelo conhecimento se encherão as câmaras

de toda sorte de bens, preciosos e deleitáveis.

5 Mais poder tem o sábio do que o forte,

e o homem de conhecimento, mais do que o robusto.

6 Com medidas de prudência farás a guerra;

na multidão de conselheiros está a vitória.

7 A sabedoria é alta demais para o insensato;

no juízo, a sua boca não terá palavra.

8 Ao que cuida em fazer o mal,

mestre de intrigas lhe chamarão.

9 Os desígnios do insensato são pecado,

e o escarnecedor é abominável aos homens.

10 Se te mostras fraco no dia da angústia,

a tua força é pequena.

11 Livra os que estão sendo levados para a morte

e salva os que cambaleiam indo para serem mortos.

12 Se disseres: Não o soubemos,

não o perceberá aquele que pesa os corações?

Não o saberá aquele que atenta para a tua alma?

E não pagará ele ao homem segundo as suas obras?

13 Filho meu, saboreia o mel, porque é saudável,

e o favo, porque é doce ao teu paladar.

14 Então, sabe que assim é a sabedoria para a tua alma;

se a achares, haverá bom futuro,

e não será frustrada a tua esperança.

15 Não te ponhas de emboscada, ó perverso, contra a habitação do justo,

nem assoles o lugar do seu repouso,

16 porque sete vezes cairá o justo e se levantará;

mas os perversos são derribados pela calamidade.

17 Quando cair o teu inimigo, não te alegres,

e não se regozije o teu coração quando ele tropeçar;

18 para que o Senhor não veja isso,

e lhe desagrade, e desvie dele a sua ira.

19 Não te aflijas por causa dos malfeitores,

nem tenhas inveja dos perversos,

20 porque o maligno não terá bom futuro,

e a lâmpada dos perversos se apagará.

21 Teme ao Senhor, filho meu, e ao rei

e não te associes com os revoltosos.

22 Porque de repente levantará a sua perdição,

e a ruína que virá daqueles dois, quem a conhecerá?

23 São também estes provérbios dos sábios.

Parcialidade no julgar não é bom.

24 O que disser ao perverso: Tu és justo;

pelo povo será maldito e detestado pelas nações.

25 Mas os que o repreenderem se acharão bem,

e sobre eles virão grandes bênçãos.

26 Como beijo nos lábios,

é a resposta com palavras retas.

27 Cuida dos teus negócios lá fora,

apronta a lavoura no campo

e, depois, edifica a tua casa.

28 Não sejas testemunha sem causa contra o teu próximo,

nem o enganes com os teus lábios.

29 Não digas: Como ele me fez a mim, assim lhe farei a ele;

pagarei a cada um segundo a sua obra.

30 Passei pelo campo do preguiçoso

e junto à vinha do homem falto de entendimento;

31 eis que tudo estava cheio de espinhos,

a sua superfície, coberta de urtigas,

e o seu muro de pedra, em ruínas.

32 Tendo-o visto, considerei;

vi e recebi a instrução.

33 Um pouco para dormir, um pouco para tosquenejar,

um pouco para encruzar os braços em repouso,

34 assim sobrevirá a tua pobreza como um ladrão,

e a tua necessidade, como um homem armado.

1 Be not thou envious against evil men;

Neither desire to be with them:

2 For their heart studieth oppression,

And their lips talk of mischief.

3 Through wisdom is a house builded;

And by understanding it is established;

4 And by knowledge are the chambers filled

With all precious and pleasant riches.

5 A wise man is strong;

Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.

6 For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war;

And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

7 Wisdom is too high for a fool:

He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

8 He that deviseth to do evil,

Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

9 The thought of foolishness is sin;

And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

10 If thou faint in the day of adversity,

Thy strength is small.

11 Deliver them that are carried away unto death,

And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this;

Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it?

And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it?

And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

13 My son, eat thou honey, for it is good;

And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

14 So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul;

If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward,

And thy hope shall not be cut off.

15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous;

Destroy not his resting-place:

16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again;

But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth,

And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

18 Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him,

And he turn away his wrath from him.

19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers;

Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man;

The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

21 My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king;

And company not with them that are given to change:

22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly;

And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?

23 These also are sayings of the wise.

To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous,

Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,

And a good blessing shall come upon them.

26 He kisseth the lips

Who giveth a right answer.

27 Prepare thy work without,

And make it ready for thee in the field;

And afterwards build thy house.

28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause;

And deceive not with thy lips.

29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me;

I will render to the man according to his work.

30 I went by the field of the sluggard,

And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,

The face thereof was covered with nettles,

And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

32 Then I beheld, and considered well;

I saw, and received instruction:

33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to sleep;

34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber,

And thy want as an armed man.

1 Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company;

2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.

3 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;

4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.

5 The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.

6 Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.

7 Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

8 Whoever plots evil will be known as a schemer.

9 The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker.

10 If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!

11 Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.

12 If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.

14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place;

16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.

17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,

18 or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.

19 Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked,

20 for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

21 Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,

22 for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?

23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:

24 Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent," will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.

26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

27 Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause — would you use your lips to mislead?

29 Do not say, "I'll do to them as they have done to me; I'll pay them back for what they did."

30 I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

31 thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

32 I applied my heart to 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 rest —

34 and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.