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20:1  Wine is strong and drunkenness is disgraceful, and no one that is excessive in it is wise.
20:2  The wrath of the King roars like a lion and he that angers him sins against himself.
20:3  It is the glory of a man whenever he separates a dispute, and every fool mocks it.
20:4  A lazy man is reproached and does not keep silent; he begs in harvest and there is no water.
20:5  The word in the heart of the King is deep, and a wise man will draw it out.
20:6  Many of the sons of men are called compassionate men, but who finds a trustworthy man?
20:7  Blessed after him are the children of the righteous one who walks in integrity.
20:8  The King sits upon the throne of judgment and all the wicked are scattered before him.
20:9  Who will say, “You are innocent, my heart, and I am purified from sin?”
20:10  Discrepant weights and discrepant measures, both are despised before Lord Jehovah.
20:11  Even by his work a boy is known, if he is pure, and if his works are right.
20:12  The ear that hears and the eye that sees - Lord Jehovah has made them.
20:13  Do not love sleep, lest you become poor, but open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.
20:14  A friend may say to his companion, “I have acquired wealth”, and then he will be praised.
20:15  But let him say, “Here is gold and a multitude of precious stones and valuable vessels, and the lips of knowledge.”
20:16  Take the cloak of one that pledges security for a foreigner, and for the sake of foreigners take his pledge.
20:17  He pledges security to a man with deceitful bread, and after that, his mouth will be filled with pebbles.
20:18  Counsel is acquired in the mind and in provocation war is made.
20:19  He that reveals a secret is a slanderer, and he that is faithful in his spirit hides a matter; and do not associate with one whose lips are hasty.
20:20  He that curses his father and his mother will extinguish his lamp as dark pupils.
20:21  An inheritance that is hasty in its beginning will not be blessed in its end.
20:22  Do not say, “I shall pay evil instead of good”, but wait for Lord Jehovah that he may save you.
20:23  Discrepant weights are defiled before Lord Jehovah and deceitful scales are not good.
20:24  The steps of a man are before Lord Jehovah, and who is the man that will order his way?
20:25  It is a snare unto a man who vows holiness and whose soul is sorry for it after he vows.
20:26  The wise King scatters evil ones and turns a wheel over them.
20:27  The soul of the children of men is the lamp of Lord Jehovah, and it searches all the inner rooms of the belly.
20:28  Grace and truth keep the King and his throne is established by grace.
20:29  The glory of young men is their strength and the excellence of elders is old age.
20:30  Misery and torment fall upon the evil, and affliction into the inner rooms of the belly.