en_cjb - Pro 20 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ Wine is a mocker, strong liquor a rowdy; anyone led astray by it is unwise.

² The dread of a king is like when a lion roars; he who makes him angry commits a life-threatening sin.

³ Avoiding quarrels brings a person honor; for any fool can explode in anger.

⁴ A lazy person won’t plow in winter; so at harvest-time, when he looks, there is nothing.

⁵ The heart’s real intentions are like deep water; but a person with discernment draws them out.

⁶ Most people announce that they show kindness, but who can find someone faithful [enough to do it]?

⁷ The righteous live a life of integrity; happy are their children after them.

⁸ The king seated on his judgment throne can winnow out all evil with his glance.

⁹ Who can say, “I have made my heart clean, I am cleansed from my sin”?

¹⁰ False weights and false measures — ADONAI detests them both.

¹¹ The character of even a child is known by how he acts, by whether his deeds are pure and right.

¹² The hearing ear and the seeing eye — ADONAI made them both.

¹³ If you love sleep, you will become poor; keep your eyes open, and you’ll have plenty of food.

¹⁴ “Really bad stuff!” says the buyer [to the seller]; then he goes off and brags [about his bargain].

¹⁵ A person may have gold and a wealth of pearls, but lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.

¹⁶ Seize his clothes, because he guaranteed a stranger’s loan; take them as security for that unknown woman.

¹⁷ Food obtained by fraud may taste good, but later the mouth is full of gravel.

¹⁸ After consultation, plans succeed; so take wise advice when waging war.

¹⁹ A gossip goes around revealing secrets, so don’t get involved with a talkative person.

²⁰ Whoever curses his father or mother — his lamp will go out in total darkness.

²¹ Possessions acquired quickly at first will not be blessed in the end.

²² Don’t say, “I’ll pay back evil for evil”; wait for ADONAI to save you.

²³ ADONAI detests a double standard in weights, and false scales are not good.

²⁴ A man’s steps are ordered by ADONAI, so how can a person understand his own ways?

²⁵ It is a snare to dedicate a gift to God rashly and reflect on the vows only afterwards.

²⁶ A wise king winnows the wicked [from the righteous] and threshes them under the cartwheel.

²⁷ The human spirit is a lamp of ADONAI; it searches one’s inmost being.

²⁸ Grace and truth preserve a king; with grace he upholds his throne.

²⁹ The pride of the young is their strength; the dignity of the old is gray hair.

³⁰ Blows that wound purge away evil, yes, beatings [cleanse] one’s inmost being.