20 : 1 Wine is a mocker,strong drink a brawler,and whoeveris led astray by it is not wise.
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20 : 2 The terror of a king is likethe growling of a lion;whoever provokes him to angerforfeits his life.
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20 : 3 It is an honor for a man tokeep aloof from strife,but every fool will be quarreling.
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20 : 4 The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
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20 : 5 The purpose in a man's heart is likedeep water,but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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20 : 6 Many a manproclaims his own steadfast love,buta faithful man who can find?
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20 : 7 The righteous whowalks in his integrity&emdash;blessed are his children after him!
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20 : 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgmentwinnows all evil with his eyes.
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20 : 9 Who can say,I have made my heart pure;I am clean from my sin?
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20 : 10 Unequalweights and unequal measuresare both alike an abomination to theLord.
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20 : 11 Even a childmakes himself known by his acts,by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
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20 : 12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,theLordhas made them both.
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20 : 13 Love not sleep, lest youcome to poverty;open your eyes, and you will haveplenty of bread.
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20 : 14 Bad, bad,says the buyer,but when he goes away, then he boasts.
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20 : 15 There is gold and abundance ofcostly stones,but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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20 : 16 Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,andhold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
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20 : 17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,but afterward his mouth will be full ofgravel.
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20 : 18 Plans are established by counsel;bywise guidancewage war.
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20 : 19 Whoevergoes about slandering reveals secrets;therefore do not associate witha simple babbler.
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20 : 20 If one curses his father or his mother,his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
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20 : 21 An inheritance gained hastily in the beginningwill not be blessed in the end.
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20 : 22 Do not say,I will repay evil;wait for theLord, and he will deliver you.
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20 : 23 Unequal weights are an abomination to theLord,andfalse scales are not good.
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20 : 24 A man'ssteps are from theLord;how then can man understand his way?
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20 : 25 It is a snare to say rashly,It is holy,and to reflect onlyafter making vows.
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20 : 26 A wise kingwinnows the wickedand drivesthe wheel over them.
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20 : 27 The spiritof man is the lamp of theLord,searching allhis innermost parts.
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20 : 28 Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,and by steadfast love histhrone is upheld.
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20 : 29 The glory of young men is their strength,butthe splendor of old men is their gray hair.
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20 : 30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil;strokes make cleanthe innermost parts.
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