Proverbs 20

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler.

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife;

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water;

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love,

A righteous man walks in integrity.

A king who sits on the throne of judgment

Who can say, “I have made my heart pure.

Differing weights and differing measures,

Even a child makes himself known by his doings,

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty.

“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer;

There is gold and abundance of rubies;

Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger;

Fraudulent food is sweet to a man,

Plans are established by advice;

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets;

Whoever curses his father or his mother,

An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning,

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.”

Yahweh detests differing weights,

A man’s steps are from Yahweh;

It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication,

A wise king winnows out the wicked,

The spirit of man is Yahweh’s lamp,

Love and faithfulness keep the king safe.

The glory of young men is their strength.

Wounding blows cleanse away evil,