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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 24, Verse 11

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[If] thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength [is] small.
King James Version
If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;
American Standard Version
Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
New English Translation
Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.
World English Bible
Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
12
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?
13
My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:
14
So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
15
Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16
For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19
Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20
For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change: