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1Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler,[#Gn 9:21; Pr 23:29-30; Is 28:7; Hs 4:11]
and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.
2A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.
3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,[#Pr 17:14]
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
4The slacker does not plow during planting season;[#Lit plow in winter]
at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.
5Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water;[#Pr 18:4]
but a man of understanding draws it out.
6Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?
7The one who lives with integrity is righteous;[#Pr 2:7,20-21; 10:9; 13:6]
his children who come after him will be happy.
8A king sitting on a throne to judge
sifts out all evil with his eyes.
9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;
I am cleansed from my sin”?
10Differing weights and varying measures —[#Lit Stone and stone, measure and measure]
both are detestable to the Lord .
11Even a young man is known by his actions —
if his behavior is pure and upright.
12The hearing ear and the seeing eye —
the Lord made them both.
13Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.
14“It’s worthless, it’s worthless! ” the buyer says,
but after he is on his way, he gloats.
15There is gold and a multitude of jewels,
but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.
16Take his garment,[#A debtor’s outer garment was held as collateral.]
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.
17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,[#Pr 9:17]
but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.
18Finalize plans with counsel,[#Pr 11:14; 15:22]
and wage war with sound guidance.
19The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;[#Lv 19:16; Pr 11:13]
avoid someone with a big mouth.
20Whoever curses his father or mother —[#Ex 21:17; Pr 24:20; 30:11]
his lamp will go out in deep darkness.
21An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.
22Don’t say, “I will avenge this evil! ”[#Pr 24:29; Mt 5:39; Rm 12:17,19; 1Th 5:15; 1Pt 3:9]
Wait on the Lord , and He will rescue you.
23Differing weights are detestable to the Lord ,[#Lit A stone and a stone; #Pr 20:10; Mc 6:11]
and dishonest scales are unfair.
24A man’s steps are determined by the Lord ,[#Pr 16:9,33; 19:21]
so how can anyone understand his own way?
25It is a trap for anyone to dedicate something rashly
and later to reconsider his vows.
26A wise king separates out the wicked[#Pr 20:8]
and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27The Lord ’s lamp sheds light on a person’s life,[#Lit breath]
searching the innermost parts.
28Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.
29The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.
30Lashes and wounds purge away evil,[#Is 53:5]
and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.