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........ On Life and Conduct
20:01 .. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
20:02 .. The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; he who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
20:03 .. Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, but any fool will quarrel.
20:04 .. The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
20:05 .. A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of understanding draws it out.
20:06 .. Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy man?
20:07 .. A righteous man who walks in his integrity - how blessed are his sons after him.
20:08 .. A king who sits on the throne of justice disperses all evil with his eyes.
20:09 .. Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin”?
20:10 .. Differing weights and differing measures, both of them are abominable to the Lord.
20:11 .. It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself if his conduct is pure and right.
20:12 .. The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made both of them.
20:13 .. Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
20:14 .. “Bad, bad,” says the buyer, but when he goes his way, then he boasts.
20:15 .. There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; but the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.
20:16 .. Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; and for foreigners, hold him in pledge.
20:17 .. Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
20:18 .. Prepare plans by consultation, and make war by wise guidance.
20:19 .. He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, therefore do not associate with a gossip.
20:20 .. He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp will go out in time of darkness.
20:21 .. An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
20:22 .. Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and He will save you.
20:23 .. Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and a false scale is not good.
20:24 .. Man’s steps are ordained by the Lord, how then can man understand his way?
20:25 .. It is a trap for a man to say rashly, “It is holy!” and after the vows to make inquiry.
20:26 .. A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
20:27 .. The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the innermost parts of his being.
20:28 .. Loyalty and truth preserve the king, and he upholds his throne by righteousness.
20:29 .. The glory of young men is their strength, and the honor of old men is their gray hair.
20:30 .. Stripes that wound scour away evil, and strokes reach the innermost parts.
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