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20:1  Wine is a mocker, strong liquor a rowdy; anyone led astray by it is unwise.
20:2  The dread of a king is like when a lion roars; he who makes him angry commits a life-threatening sin.
20:3  Avoiding quarrels brings a person honor; for any fool can explode in anger.
20:4  A lazy person won’t plow in winter; so at harvest-time, when he looks, there is nothing.
20:5  The heart’s real intentions are like deep water; but a person with discernment draws them out.
20:6  Most people announce that they show kindness, but who can find someone faithful [enough to do it]?
20:7  The righteous live a life of integrity; happy are their children after them.
20:8  The king seated on his judgment throne can winnow out all evil with his glance.
20:9  Who can say, “I have made my heart clean, I am cleansed from my sin”?
20:10  False weights and false measures — Adonai detests them both.
20:11  The character of even a child is known by how he acts, by whether his deeds are pure and right.
20:12  The hearing ear and the seeing eye — Adonai made them both.
20:13  If you love sleep, you will become poor; keep your eyes open, and you’ll have plenty of food.
20:14  “Really bad stuff!” says the buyer [to the seller]; then he goes off and brags [about his bargain].
20:15  A person may have gold and a wealth of pearls, but lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.
20:16  Seize his clothes, because he guaranteed a stranger’s loan; take them as security for that unknown woman.
20:17  Food obtained by fraud may taste good, but later the mouth is full of gravel.
20:18  After consultation, plans succeed; so take wise advice when waging war.
20:19  A gossip goes around revealing secrets, so don’t get involved with a talkative person.
20:20  Whoever curses his father or mother — his lamp will go out in total darkness.
20:21  Possessions acquired quickly at first will not be blessed in the end.
20:22  Don’t say, “I’ll pay back evil for evil”; wait for Adonai to save you.
20:23  Adonai detests a double standard in weights, and false scales are not good.
20:24  A man’s steps are ordered by Adonai, so how can a person understand his own ways?
20:25  It is a snare to dedicate a gift to God rashly and reflect on the vows only afterwards.
20:26  A wise king winnows the wicked [from the righteous] and threshes them under the cartwheel.
20:27  The human spirit is a lamp of Adonai; it searches one’s inmost being.
20:28  Grace and truth preserve a king; with grace he upholds his throne.
20:29  The pride of the young is their strength; the dignity of the old is gray hair.
20:30  Blows that wound purge away evil, yes, beatings [cleanse] one’s inmost being.