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20:1  Wine causes mocking, and beer causes fights; everyone led astray by them lacks wisdom.
20:2  A king's anger is like a lion's roar; anyone who angers him forfeits his life.
20:3  Avoiding strife brings a man honor, but every fool is quarrelsome.
20:4  A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.
20:5  The intentions of a person's heart are deep waters, but a discerning person reveals them.
20:6  Many claim "I'm a loyal person!" but who can find someone who truly is?
20:7  The righteous person lives a life of integrity; happy are his children who follow him!
20:8  A king sits on a throne of justice, sifting out all sorts of evil with his glance.
20:9  Who can say, "My intentions are pure; I am clean from any sin?"
20:10  FALSE weights and measures— the LORD surely detests both of them.
20:11  Even a child is known by his actions, whether his deeds are pure and right.
20:12  The ear that hears and the eye that sees— the LORD surely made them both.
20:13  Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food.
20:14  "This is bad, bad," says whoever is buying— but then he brags as he walks away after the sale.
20:15  There is an abundance of gold and precious stones, but lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
20:16  Take the garment of anyone who puts up collateral for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for an unfamiliar woman.
20:17  Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but later his mouth will be full of gravel.
20:18  Make plans by seeking advice; make war by obtaining guidance.
20:19  Whoever spreads gossip betrays confidences; so don't get involved with someone who talks too much.
20:20  Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the deepest darkness.
20:21  An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
20:22  Don't say "I'll avenge that wrong!" Wait on the LORD and he will deliver you.
20:23  The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not good.
20:24  A man's steps are directed by the LORD; how then can anyone understand his own way?
20:25  It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.
20:26  A wise king sifts the wicked, crushing them with the threshing wheel.
20:27  A person's spirit is the lamp of the LORD; it searches throughout one's innermost being.
20:28  Gracious love and truth preserve a king; through love his throne is made secure.
20:29  The glory of young men is their strength; and the splendor of elders is their gray hair.
20:30  Blows that wound clean away evil; such beatings cleanse the innermost being.