61 lines
2.7 KiB
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61 lines
2.7 KiB
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# Chapter 20
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1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
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and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
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2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;
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whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
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3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
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but every fool will be quarreling.
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4 The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;
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he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
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5 The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water,
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but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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6 Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love,
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but a faithful man who can find?
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7 The righteous who walks in his integrity—
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blessed are his children after him!
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8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
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winnows all evil with his eyes.
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9 Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
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I am clean from my sin”?
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10 Unequal weights and unequal measures
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are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
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11 Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
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by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
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12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
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the Lord has made them both.
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13 Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty;
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open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
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14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
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but when he goes away, then he boasts.
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15 There is gold and abundance of costly stones,
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but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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16 Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
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and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
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17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
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but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
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18 Plans are established by counsel;
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by wise guidance wage war.
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19 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets;
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therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.
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20 If one curses his father or his mother,
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his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
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21 An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
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will not be blessed in the end.
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22 Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
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wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
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23 Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,
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and false scales are not good.
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24 A man's steps are from the Lord;
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how then can man understand his way?
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25 It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,”
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and to reflect only after making vows.
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26 A wise king winnows the wicked
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and drives the wheel over them.
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27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,
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searching all his innermost parts.
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28 Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
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and by steadfast love his throne is upheld.
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29 The glory of young men is their strength,
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but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
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30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
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strokes make clean the innermost parts. |