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[1] If you do good, know to whom you do it,
and your good deeds will have thanks.
[2] Do good to a godly man, and you will find a reward—
if not from him, then from the Most High.
[3] No good will come to him who continues to do evil,
nor to him who gives no alms.
[4] Give to the godly man,
and don’t help the sinner.
[5] Do good to one who is lowly.
Don’t give to an ungodly man.
Keep back his bread, and don’t give it to him,
lest he subdue you with it;
for you would receive twice as much evil
for all the good you would have done to him.
[6] For the Most High also hates sinners,
and will repay vengeance to the ungodly.ⓘ
[7] Give to the good man,
and don’t help the sinner. [8] A man’s friend won’t be§ fully tried in prosperity.
His enemy won’t be hidden in adversity.
[9] In a man’s prosperity, his enemies are grieved.
In his adversity, even his friend leaves.
[10] Never trust your enemy,
for his wickedness is like corrosion in copper.
[11] Though he humbles himself and walks bowed down,
still be careful and beware of him.
You will be to him as one who has wiped a mirror,
to be sure it doesn’t completely tarnish.
[12] Don’t set him next to you,
lest he overthrow you and stand in your place.
Don’t let him sit on your right hand,
lest he seek to take your seat,
and at the last you acknowledge my words,
and be pricked with my sayings. [13] Who will pity a charmer that is bitten by a snake,
or any who come near wild beasts?
[14] Even so, who will pity him who goes to a sinner,
and is associated with him in his sins?
[15] For a while he will stay with you,
and if you falter, he will not stay.
[16] The enemy will speak sweetly with his lips,
and in his heart plan to throw you into a pit.
The enemy may weep with his eyes,
but if he finds opportunity, he will want more blood.
[17] If adversity meets you, you will find him there before you.
Pretending to help you, he will trip you.
[18] He will shake his head, clap his hands,
whisper much, and change his countenance.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 12:6 The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
  2. § 12:8 Or, punished
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Septuaginta
[1] Ἐὰν G1437 εὖ G2095 ποιῇς, G4160 γνῶθι G1097 τίνι G5101 ποιεῖς, G4160 καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 χάρις G5485 τοῖς G3588 ἀγαθοῖς G18 σου. G4675 [2] Εὖ G2095 ποίησον G4160 εὐσεβεῖ, G2152 καὶ G2532 εὑρήσεις G2147 ἀνταπόδομα, G468 καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 μὴ G3361 παρ’ G3844 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἀλλὰ G235 παρὰ G3844 τοῦ G3588 ὑψίστου. G5310 [3] Οὐκ G3756 ἔσται G2071 ἀγαθὰ G18 τῷ G3588 ἐνδελεχίζοντι εἰς G1519 κακὰ G2556 καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 ἐλεημοσύνην G1654 μὴ G3361 χαριζομένῳ. G5483 [4] Δὸς G1325 τῷ G3588 εὐσεβεῖ G2152 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἀντιλάβῃ G482 τοῦ G3588 ἁμαρτωλοῦ. G268 [5] Εὖ G2095 ποίησον G4160 ταπεινῷ G5011 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 δῷς G1325 ἀσεβεῖ· G765 ἐμπόδισον τοὺς G3588 ἄρτους G740 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 δῷς G1325 αὐτῷ, G846 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς G846 σε G4571 δυναστεύσῃ· διπλάσια γὰρ G1063 κακὰ G2556 εὑρήσεις G2147 ἐν G1722 πᾶσιν G3956 ἀγαθοῖς, G18 οἷς G3739 ἂν G302 ποιήσῃς G4160 αὐτῷ. G846 [6] Ὅτι G3754 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 ὕψιστος G5310 ἐμίσησεν G3404 ἁμαρτωλοὺς G268 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἀσεβέσιν G765 ἀποδώσει G591 ἐκδίκησιν. G1557 [7] Δὸς G1325 τῷ G3588 ἀγαθῷ G18 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἀντιλάβῃ G482 τοῦ G3588 ἁμαρτωλοῦ. G268 [8] Οὐκ G3756 ἐκδικηθήσεται G1556 ἐν G1722 ἀγαθοῖς G18 ὁ G3588 φίλος, G5384 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 κρυβήσεται G2928 ἐν G1722 κακοῖς G2556 ὁ G3588 ἐχθρός. G2190 [9] Ἐν G1722 ἀγαθοῖς G18 ἀνδρὸς G435 οἱ G3588 ἐχθροὶ G2190 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 λύπῃ, G3077 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 κακοῖς G2556 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 φίλος G5384 διαχωρισθήσεται. G1316 [10] Μὴ G3361 πιστεύσῃς G4100 τῷ G3588 ἐχθρῷ G2190 σου G4675 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα· G165 ὡς G5613 γὰρ G1063 ὁ G3588 χαλκὸς G5475 ἰοῦται, οὕτως G3779 ἡ G3588 πονηρία G4189 αὐτοῦ· G846 [11] καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 ταπεινωθῇ G5013 καὶ G2532 πορεύηται G4198 συγκεκυφώς, G4794 ἐπίστησον G2186 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 φύλαξαι G5442 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἔσῃ G2071 αὐτῷ G846 ὡς G5613 ἐκμεμαχὼς G1591 ἔσοπτρον G2072 καὶ G2532 γνώσῃ G1097 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 εἰς G1519 τέλος G5056 κατίωσεν. G2728 [12] Μὴ G3361 στήσῃς G2476 αὐτὸν G846 παρὰ G3844 σεαυτῷ, G4572 μὴ G3361 ἀνατρέψας G396 σε G4571 στῇ G2476 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 τόπον G5117 σου· G4675 μὴ G3361 καθίσῃς G2523 αὐτὸν G846 ἐκ G1537 δεξιῶν G1188 σου, G4675 μήποτε G3379 ζητήσῃ G2212 τὴν G3588 καθέδραν G2515 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐσχάτων G2078 ἐπιγνώσῃ G1921 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τῶν G3588 ῥημάτων G4487 μου G3450 κατανυγήσῃ. G2660 [13] Τίς G5101 ἐλεήσει G1653 ἐπαοιδὸν ὀφιόδηκτον καὶ G2532 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 προσάγοντας G4317 θηρίοις; G2342 [14] Οὕτως G3779 τὸν G3588 προσπορευόμενον G4365 ἀνδρὶ G435 ἁμαρτωλῷ G268 καὶ G2532 συμφυρόμενον ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἁμαρτίαις G266 αὐτοῦ. G846 [15] Ὥραν G5610 μετὰ G3326 σοῦ G4675 διαμενεῖ, G1265 καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 ἐκκλίνῃς, G1578 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 καρτερήσῃ. G2594 [16] Καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 χείλεσιν G5491 αὐτοῦ G846 γλυκανεῖ ὁ G3588 ἐχθρὸς G2190 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 καρδίᾳ G2588 αὐτοῦ G846 βουλεύσεται G1011 ἀνατρέψαι G396 σε G4571 εἰς G1519 βόθρον· ἐν G1722 ὀφθαλμοῖς G3788 αὐτοῦ G846 δακρύσει G1145 ὁ G3588 ἐχθρός, G2190 καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 εὕρῃ G2147 καιρόν, G2540 οὐκ G3756 ἐμπλησθήσεται G1705 ἀφ’ G575 αἵματος. G129 [17] Κακὰ G2556 ἐὰν G1437 ὑπαντήσῃ G5221 σοι, G4671 εὑρήσεις G2147 αὐτὸν G846 πρότερον G4386 ἐκεῖ G1563 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 βοηθῶν G998 ὑποσχάσει πτέρναν G4418 σου· G4675 [18] τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 αὐτοῦ G846 κινήσει G2795 καὶ G2532 ἐπικροτήσει ταῖς G3588 χερσὶν G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 πολλὰ G4183 διαψιθυρίσει καὶ G2532 ἀλλοιώσει τὸ G3588 πρόσωπον G4383 αὐτοῦ. G846
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament