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20:1  Wine and beer make people loud and uncontrolled; it is not wise to get drunk on them.
20:2  An angry king is like a roaring lion. Making him angry may cost you your life.
20:3  Foolish people are always fighting, but avoiding quarrels will bring you honor.
20:4  Lazy farmers don’t plow when they should; they expect a harvest, but there is none.
20:5  People’s thoughts can be like a deep well, but someone with understanding can find the wisdom there.
20:6  Many people claim to be loyal, but it is hard to find a trustworthy person.
20:7  The good people who live honest lives will be a blessing to their children.
20:8  When a king sits on his throne to judge, he knows evil when he sees it.
20:9  No one can say, “I am innocent; I have never done anything wrong.”
20:10  The Lord hates both these things: dishonest weights and dishonest measures.
20:11  Even children are known by their behavior; their actions show if they are innocent and good.
20:12  The Lord has made both these things: ears to hear and eyes to see.
20:13  If you love to sleep, you will be poor. If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.
20:14  Buyers say, “This is bad. It’s no good.” Then they go away and brag about what they bought.
20:15  There is gold and plenty of rubies, but only a few people speak with knowledge.
20:16  Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger’s debts, and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.
20:17  Stolen food may taste sweet at first, but later it will feel like a mouth full of gravel.
20:18  Get advice if you want your plans to work. If you go to war, get the advice of others.
20:19  Gossips can’t keep secrets, so avoid people who talk too much.
20:20  Those who curse their father or mother will be like a light going out in darkness.
20:21  Wealth inherited quickly in the beginning will do you no good in the end.
20:22  Don’t say, “I’ll pay you back for the wrong you did.” Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right.
20:23  The Lord hates dishonest weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.
20:24  The Lord decides what a person will do; no one understands what his life is all about.
20:25  It’s dangerous to promise something to God too quickly. After you’ve thought about it, it may be too late.
20:26  A wise king sorts out the evil people, and he punishes them as they deserve.
20:27  The Lord looks deep inside people and searches through their thoughts.
20:28  Loyalty and truth keep a king in power; he continues to rule if he is loyal.
20:29  The young glory in their strength, and the old are honored for their gray hair.
20:30  Hard punishment will get rid of evil, and whippings can change an evil heart.