Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,

Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Lest I be full, and deny thee , and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.

Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.