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24Do not envy the wicked,
nor desire to be with them;
²for their minds devise violence,
and their lips talk of mischief. ³By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
⁴by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
⁵Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones,
and those who have knowledge than those who have strength;
⁶for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
⁷Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the gate they do not open their mouths. ⁸Whoever plans to do evil
will be called a mischief-maker.
⁹The devising of folly is sin,
and the scoffer is an abomination to all. ¹⁰If you faint in the day of adversity,
your strength being small;
¹¹if you hold back from rescuing those taken away to death,
those who go staggering to the slaughter;
¹²if you say, “Look, we did not know this”—
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it?
And will he not repay all according to their deeds?