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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;