25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,and rich blessing will come on them.
26 An honest answeris like a kiss on the lips.
27 Put your outdoor work in orderand get your fields ready;after that, build your house.
28 Do not testify against your neighbour without cause –would you use your lips to mislead?
29 Do not say, ‘I’ll do to them as they have done to me;I’ll pay them back for what they did.’
30 I went past the field of a sluggard,past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,the ground was covered with weeds,and the stone wall was in ruins.