Proverbs 24:23-34

23These sayings also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

24Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”  — peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a generous blessing will come to them.

26He who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips.

27Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterward, build your house.

28Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.

29Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me; I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”

30I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.

31Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.

32I saw, and took it to heart; I looked, and received instruction:

33a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,

34and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need, like a bandit.