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20:1  Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is unwise.
20:2  The terror of a king is like a lion’s growl. Whoever provokes him endangers his life.
20:3  It is honor for one to resolve a dispute, yet every fool quarrels.
20:4  A slacker will not plow in season, so at harvest he looks but finds nothing.
20:5  The intent of a man’s heart is deep water, but a man of insight draws it out.
20:6  Many a man proclaims his loyalty, but a faithful man who can find?
20:7  A righteous person walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
20:8  A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.
20:9  Who can say: “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
20:10  Unequal weights and measures— both are an abomination to Adonai.
20:11  Even a child is known by his actions, whether his conduct is pure and upright.
20:12  Ears that hear and eyes that see— Adonai has made them both.
20:13  Do not love sleep, lest you become poor. Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
20:14  “It’s bad, bad!” says the buyer, but then he goes away and boasts.
20:15  There is gold and abundance of rubies, but lips that speak knowledge are precious.
20:16  Take a man’s garment, who puts up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge, as security for a foreign woman.
20:17  Bread gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is filled with gravel.
20:18  Plans are made by counsel, so wage war with guidance.
20:19  A talebearer goes about, revealing secrets, so do not associate with a babbler.
20:20  Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in utter darkness.
20:21  An estate acquired quickly in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
20:22  Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” Wait for Adonai, so He may deliver You.
20:23  Unbalanced weights are detestable to Adonai, and dishonest scales are wicked.
20:24  A man’s steps are directed by Adonai. How then can anyone understand his own way?
20:25  It is a trap for one to say rashly, “It is holy!” and only afterward to consider his vows.
20:26  A wise king winnows out the wicked. He turns a threshing wheel over them.
20:27  The spirit of man is the lamp of Adonai, searching all his inmost being.
20:28  Lovingkindness and truth preserve the king, but his throne is upheld by lovingkindness.
20:29  The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.
20:30  Blows that wound scour away evil, and beatings purge the innermost being.