Proverbs 24:24-34

New American Standard Bible

²⁴ One ^(A)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
^(B)Peoples will curse him, nations will scold him;
²⁵ But ^(C)for those who rebuke the wicked there will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
²⁶ One who gives ^[a]a right answer
Kisses the lips.

²⁷ Prepare your work outside,
And ^(D)make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterward, then, build your house.

²⁸ Do not be a ^(E)witness against your neighbor for no reason,
And ^(F)do not deceive with your lips.
^29 (G)Do not say, “I shall do the same to him as he has done to me;
I will ^[b]repay the person according to his work.”

³⁰ I passed by the field of ^[c]a lazy one,
And by the vineyard of a person ^(H)lacking ^[d]sense,
³¹ And behold, it was completely ^(I)overgrown with weeds;
Its surface was covered with ^(J)weeds,
And its stone ^(K)wall was broken down.
³² When I saw, I ^[e]reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
³³ “^(L)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
³⁴ Then your poverty will come like ^[f]a drifter,
And your need like ^[g]an armed man.