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20 Wine causes you to make fun of others, and beer causes you to start fights.
Anyone who is led down the wrong path by them is not wise.
2 A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar.
Anyone who makes him angry may lose his life.
3 Avoiding a fight brings honor to a man.
But every foolish person is quick to argue.
4 Anyone who refuses to work doesn’t plow in the right season.
When he looks for a crop at harvest time, he doesn’t find it.
5 The purposes of a man’s heart are like deep water.
But a man who has understanding brings them out.
6 Many claim to have love that never fails.
But who can find a faithful man?
7 Anyone who does what is right lives without blame.
Blessed are his children after him.
8 A king sits on his throne to judge.
He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.
9 No one can say, “I have kept my heart pure.
I’m clean. I haven’t sinned.”
He hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are.
He also hates measures that measure things larger or smaller than they really are.
11 A child is known by his actions.
He is known by whether his conduct is pure and right.
12 The Lord has made two things.
He has made ears that hear.
He has also made eyes that see.
13 Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor.
Stay awake, and you will have more food than you need.
14 “It’s no good. It’s no good!” says a buyer.
Then off he goes and brags about what he bought.
15 There is gold. There are plenty of rubies.
But lips that speak knowledge are a priceless jewel.
16 Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes.
Hold it until you get paid back if he does it for a woman who commits adultery.
17 Food gained by cheating tastes sweet to a man.
But he will end up with a mouth full of sand.
18 Make plans by asking for guidance.
If you go to war, get good advice.
19 A person who talks about others tells secrets.
So avoid anyone who talks too much.
20 If anyone calls down curses on his father or mother,
his lamp will be blown out in total darkness.
21 Property you gain quickly at the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.
22 Don’t say, “I’ll get even with you for the wrong you did to me!”
Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.
23 The Lord hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are.
Scales that are not honest don’t please him.
24 The Lord directs a man’s steps.
So how can anyone understand his own way?
25 A man is trapped if he makes a hasty promise to God
and only later thinks about what he said.
26 A wise king gets rid of evil people.
He runs the threshing wheel over them.
27 The lamp of the Lord searches a man’s heart.
It searches deep down inside him.
28 Love and truth keep a king safe.
Faithful love makes his throne secure.
29 Young men are proud of their strength.
Gray hair brings honor to old men.
30 Blows and wounds wash evil away.
And beatings make you pure deep down inside.
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