20:1 Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.
20:2 The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.
20:3 It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
20:4 The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at the harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.
20:5 Counsel in a person’s heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.
20:6 Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person — who can find?
20:7 The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
20:8 A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.
20:9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart clean; I am pure from my sin”?
20:10 Diverse weights and diverse measures — the Lord abhors both of them.
20:11 Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.
20:12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees — the Lord has made them both.
20:13 Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.
20:14 “It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, he boasts.
20:15 There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.
20:16 Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.