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Chapter 20
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Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
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The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; he who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
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Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, but any fool will quarrel.
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A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of understanding draws it out.
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Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy man?
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A righteous man who walks in his integrity– how blessed are his sons after him.
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A king who sits on the throne of justice disperses all evil with his eyes.
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Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin”?
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It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right.
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The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made both of them.
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Prepare plans by consultation, and make war by wise guidance.
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He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, therefore do not associate with a gossip.
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He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp will go out in time of darkness.
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Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the LORD, and He will save you.
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Man’s steps are ordained by the LORD, how then can man understand his way?
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It is a trap for a man to say rashly, “It is holy!” and after the vows to make inquiry.
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A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
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The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the innermost parts of his being.
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Loyalty and truth preserve the king, and he upholds his throne by righteousness.
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The glory of young men is their strength, and the honor of old men is their gray hair.
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Stripes that wound scour away evil, and strokes reach the innermost parts.