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Proverbs 20

and any who go astray by it are not wise.
2 is the dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life.[fn]
3 It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
4  he will expect at the harvest, but there will be nothing.
5 are like purpose in the heart[fn] of a man, and a man of understanding will draw it[fn] out.
6 for himself, but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?
7 is righteous; happy are his children who follow him.
8 the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
9 [fn] clean; I am pure from my sin”?
10 [fn] are an abomination of Yahweh.
11 [fn] will make himself known, whether his acts are pure and upright.
12  Yahweh has made[fn]
13  open your eyes and have plenty bread.
14  but when one goes to him, then he will boast.
15  but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.
16 to a stranger, and on behalf of a foreigner—take it as pledge.
17  but afterward, his mouth will be filled with gravel.
18 [fn] will be established by advice, and with guidance make war.
19 about with gossip, and do not associate with a babbler’s lips.
20  his lamp will be extinguished[fn]
21 hastily[fn] will not be blessed at its end.
22  wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.
23 is[fn] and scales of falsehood are not good.
24 Away from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man, and how will humankind understand his ways?
25 It is a snare to humankind to say rashly “It is holy,” and after vows, to scrutinize.
26  and he will drive a wheel over them.
27 is the spirit[fn] of humankind, he who searches every[fn]
28  and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.
29 is their strength,[fn] but the beauty of the aged is gray hair.
30  as will[fn] beatings of the [fn]

20:? Or “soul,” or “inner self”

20:? Or “mind”

20:? Or “her”; referring to “purpose”

20:? Or “mind”

20:? Literally “also the two of them”

20:? Or “young boy,” or “adolescent”

20:? Literally “also the two of them”

20:? Hebrew “plans”

20:? Literally “in a pupil of darkness”

20:? Literally “at the first”

20:? Literally “a stone and a stone”

20:? Or “soul”

20:? Literally “parts of the inmost”

20:? Or “strengthens them”

20:? Hebrew “and”

20:? Literally “parts of the inmost”

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Proverbs 20