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20:1  Wine [makes people] mock, liquor [makes them] noisy, and everyone under their influence is unwise.
20:2  The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion. Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.
20:3  Avoiding a quarrel is honorable. After all, any stubborn fool can start a fight.
20:4  A lazy person does not plow in the fall. He looks for something in the harvest but finds nothing.
20:5  A motive in the human heart is like deep water, and a person who has understanding draws it out.
20:6  Many people declare themselves loyal, but who can find someone who is [really] trustworthy?
20:7  A righteous person lives on the basis of his integrity. Blessed are his children after he is gone.
20:8  A king who sits on his throne to judge sifts out every evil with his eyes.
20:9  Who can say, "I've made my heart pure. I'm cleansed from my sin"?
20:10  A double standard of weights and measures- both are disgusting to the LORD.
20:11  Even a child makes himself known by his actions, whether his deeds are pure or right.
20:12  The ear that hears, the eye that sees- the LORD made them both.
20:13  Do not love sleep or you will end up poor. Keep your eyes open, and you will have plenty to eat.
20:14  "Bad! Bad!" says the buyer. Then, as he goes away, he brags [about his bargain].
20:15  There are gold and plenty of jewels, but the lips of knowledge are precious gems.
20:16  Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger's loan, and hold responsible the person who makes a loan on behalf of a foreigner.
20:17  Food gained dishonestly tastes sweet to a person, but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.
20:18  Plans are confirmed by getting advice, and with guidance one wages war.
20:19  Whoever goes around as a gossip tells secrets. Do not associate with a person whose mouth is always open.
20:20  The lamp of the person who curses his father and mother will be snuffed out in total darkness.
20:21  An inheritance quickly obtained in the beginning will never be blessed in the end.
20:22  Do not say, "I'll get even with you!" Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.
20:23  A double standard of weights is disgusting to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
20:24  The LORD is the one who directs a person's steps. How then can anyone understand his own way?
20:25  It is a trap for a person to say impulsively, "This is a holy offering!" and later to have second thoughts about those vows.
20:26  A wise king scatters the wicked and then runs them over.
20:27  A person's soul is the LORD's lamp. It searches his entire innermost being.
20:28  Mercy and truth protect a king, and with mercy he maintains his throne.
20:29  While the glory of young men is their strength, the splendor of older people is their silver hair.
20:30  Brutal beatings cleanse away wickedness. Such beatings cleanse the innermost being.