Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,

Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

But she said to him, “No, my brother! Don’t humiliate me! This just isn’t done in Israel! Don’t do this foolish thing!

Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the pit devour me!

Then the Lord said, “As for you, Jeremiah, do not pray for these people! Do not cry out to me or petition me on their behalf! Do not plead with me to save them, because I will not listen to you.

The Lord says, “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.

For the honor of your name, do not treat Jerusalem with contempt. Do not treat with disdain the place where your glorious throne sits. Be mindful of your covenant with us. Do not break it!

“‘But I said to their children in the wilderness, “Do not follow the practices of your fathers; do not observe their regulations, nor defile yourselves with their idols.

You should not have gloated when your relatives suffered calamity. You should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah when they were destroyed. You should not have boasted when they suffered adversity.

You should not have entered the city of my people when they experienced distress. You should not have joined in gloating over their misfortune when they suffered distress. You should not have looted their wealth when they endured distress.

Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.

May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us.

That day – let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!

That night – let darkness seize it; let it not be included among the days of the year; let it not enter among the number of the months!

My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!

Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!

Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!