Catholic Public Domain Version
"Do not lie in wait, and do not seek impiety in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest. "
— Proverbs 24:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:”
“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: ”
“Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:”
“Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.”
“Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.”
“Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:”
“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:”
If you would say: “I do not have sufficient strength.” He who inspects the heart, the same one understands, and nothing slips past the one who preserves your soul. And he shall repay a man according to his works.
My son, eat honey, because it is good, and the honeycomb, because it is so sweet to your throat.
So, too, is the doctrine of wisdom to your soul. When you have found it, you will have hope in the end, and your hope shall not perish.
Do not lie in wait, and do not seek impiety in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
For the just one will fall seven times, and he shall rise again. But the impious will fall into evil.
When your enemy will fall, do not be glad, and do not let your heart exult in his ruin,
lest perhaps the Lord see, and it displease him, and he may take away his wrath from him.