Chapter 20 | |
1 | Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. |
2 | The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life. |
3 | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling. |
4 | The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. |
5 | Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out. |
6 | Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find? |
7 | A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him. |
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A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes. |
9 | Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? |
10 | Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah. |
11 | Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. |
12 | The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. |
13 | Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. |
14 | It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. |
15 | There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. |
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Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners. |
17 | Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. |
18 | Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war. |
19 | He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips. |
20 | Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness. |
21 | An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed. |
22 | Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee. |
23 | Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good. |
24 | A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way? |
25 | It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry. |
26 | A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them. |
27 | The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts. |
28 | Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness. |
29 | The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head. |
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Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the innermost parts. |