Pro 20 | ABEn | STEP | Unrestrained wine and outrageous intoxication, and all being laid waste shall not be wise.

Proverbs 20

CHAPTER 20 The Trustworthiness of the Righteous

1 Unrestrained wine and outrageous intoxication, and all being laid waste shall not be wise. 2 [³differs not ¹The intimidation ²of a king] from the rage of a lion; and the one provoking him even is intermixing sins against his own soul. 3 It is glory for man to turn from reviling; but every fool [²in such matters ¹is closely joined]. 4 Berating a lazy one does not shame him, likewise also the one borrowing grain in harvest. 5 [³water ²is deep ¹Counsel] for the heart of a man; [³man ¹and ²an intelligent] shall draw it out. 6 A great man, and [³is precious ²man ¹a merciful]; [⁵man ¹but ⁴a trustworthy ²it is work ³to find]. 7 The one who behaves unblemished in righteousness, [³blessed ²his children ¹shall leave]. 8 Whenever [²king ¹a just] shall sit upon a throne, not [³withstands ⁴before ⁵his eyes ¹any ²evil]. 9 Who shall boast [²a pure ¹to have] heart? or who shall speak openly to be clean from sins? 10 An untrue weight, great and small, and [²measures ¹untrue double] are unclean before the lord -- even both; even the one making them. 11 [⁵in ⁶his practices ⁴will be bound hand and foot ¹The young man ²with ³a sacred man], and [²will be straight ¹his way]. 12 The ear hears, and the eye sees; [⁴of the lord ³are the works ¹and ²both]. 13 Do not love to speak ill! that you should not be lifted away; but open wide your eyes, and be filled up with bread loaves! 14 Bad, bad says the one buying, but when he should depart then he shall boast. 15 There is gold and multitude [²stones ¹of very costly], and [²vessel ¹the valued] -- lips of understanding. 16 Remove the garment of the one guaranteeing a loan for a stranger, and [⁵for ⁶a strange woman ¹take ²security ³from ⁴him]! 17 [³agreeable ⁴to man ¹Bread ²of falsehood], and thereupon [²shall be filled up ¹his mouth] of gravel. 18 A device with counsel solidifies, and [⁴with guidance ¹let ³be ²war]! 19 The one uncovering counsel in a sanhedrin goes double-tongued; and [²with ³the one widening ⁴the things ⁵of his own ¹be not mixed] lips! 20 One speaking evil of father or mother, [²shall be extinguished ¹his torch]; and the pupils of his eyes shall see darkness. 21 A portion being hastily gotten at first, in the finalities shall not be blessed. 22 You should not say, I will pay back the enemy; but wait on the lord that he should help you. 23 [³is an abomination ⁴to the lord ¹A double ²weight]; and [²yoke balance scale ¹a deceitful] is not good before him. 24 [⁵by ⁶the lord ⁴are straightened ¹The ²footsteps ³of a man]; but a mortal, how can he comprehend his ways? 25 It is a snare to a man quickly [²anything ³of his own ¹to sanctify]; for after vowing it, changing of the mind happens. 26 [³is a winnower ⁴of the impious ²king ¹A wise]; and he puts [²to them ¹the wheel]. 27 The light of the lord is the breath of men, which searches the storerooms of the bellies. 28 Charity and truth are a guard to a king, and they will surround [²in ³righteousness ¹his throne]. 29 An ornament to young men is wisdom; and the glory of older men is gray hair. 30 Bruises and breaks meet with bad men; and calamities shall come to the storerooms of their bellies.