Proverbs 24:19-21

Contemporary English Version

¹⁹ Don't let evil people
worry you
    or make you jealous.
²⁰ They will soon be gone
like the flame of a lamp
    that burns out.

²¹ My children, you must respect
    the Lord and the king,
and you must not make friends
with anyone who rebels
    against either of them.