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[24:23] The wise have also said these things: It is wrong for judges to be prejudiced.
[24:24] If they pronounce a guilty person innocent, they will be cursed and hated by everyone.
[24:25] Judges who punish the guilty, however, will be prosperous and enjoy a good reputation.
[24:26] An honest answer is a sign of true friendship.
[24:27] Don't build your house and establish a home until your fields are ready, and you are sure that you can earn a living.
[24:28] Don't give evidence against others without good reason, or say misleading things about them.
[24:29] Don't say, “I'll do to them just what they did to me! I'll get even with them!”
[24:30] I walked through the fields and vineyards of a lazy, stupid person.
[24:31] They were full of thorn bushes and overgrown with weeds. The stone wall around them had fallen down.
[24:32] I looked at this, thought about it, and learned a lesson from it:
[24:33] Go ahead and take your nap; go ahead and sleep. Fold your hands and rest awhile,
[24:34] but while you are asleep, poverty will attack you like an armed robber.