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20:1	Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
20:2	The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
20:3	It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
20:4	The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
20:5	Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
20:6	Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
20:7	The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
20:8	A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
20:9	Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
20:10	Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.
20:11	Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
20:12	The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
20:13	Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
20:14	It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
20:15	There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
20:16	Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
20:17	Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
20:18	Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
20:19	He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20:20	Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
20:21	An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
20:22	Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
20:23	Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
20:24	Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
20:25	It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
20:26	A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
20:27	The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
20:28	Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
20:29	The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
20:30	The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.


20:1	Wine is a mocker and strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.
20:2	The feare of the King is like the roaring of a lyon: hee that prouoketh him vnto anger, sinneth against his owne soule.
20:3	It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
20:4	The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shall he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.
20:5	The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.
20:6	Many men wil boast, euery one of his owne goodnes: but who can finde a faithfull man?
20:7	He that walketh in his integritie, is iust: and blessed shall his children be after him.
20:8	A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.
20:9	Who can say, I haue made mine heart cleane, I am cleane from my sinne?
20:10	Diuers weightes, and diuers measures, both these are euen abomination vnto the Lord.
20:11	A childe also is knowen by his doings, whether his worke be pure and right.
20:12	The Lord hath made both these, euen the eare to heare, and the eye to see.
20:13	Loue not sleepe least thou come vnto pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
20:14	It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.
20:15	There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewel.
20:16	Take his garment, that is suretie for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
20:17	The bread of deceit is sweete to a man: but afterward his mouth shalbe filled with grauel.
20:18	Establish the thoughtes by counsell: and by counsell make warre.
20:19	He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20:20	He that curseth his father or his mother, his light shalbe put out in obscure darkenes.
20:21	An heritage is hastely gotten at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
20:22	Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
20:23	Diuers weightes are an abomination vnto the Lord, and deceitful balances are not good.
20:24	The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
20:25	It is a destruction for a man to deuoure that which is sanctified, and after the vowes to inquire.
20:26	A wise King scattereth the wicked, and causeth the wheele to turne ouer them.
20:27	The light of the Lord is the breath of man, and searcheth all the bowels of the belly.
20:28	Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.
20:29	The beautie of yong men is their strength, and the glory of the aged is the gray head.
20:30	The blewnes of the wound serueth to purge the euill, and the stripes within the bowels of the belly.


20:1	Wyne maketh a man to be scornefull: and stronge dryncke causeth a man to be vnquyete: who so delyteth therin, shall neuer be wyse.
20:2	The kynge ought to be feared as the roaryng of a lion: who so prouoketh him vnto anger offendeth agenst his awne soule.
20:3	It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but they that haue pleasure in braulynge are fooles euery one.
20:4	A slouthfull body wyll not go to plowe for colde of the wynter: therfore shall he go a beggyng in sommer, & haue nothynge.
20:5	Wyse councell in the herte of man is lyke a water in the depe of the earth: and a man that hath vnderstondynge bryngethe it forth.
20:6	Many there be that wolde be called good doers: but where shall one fynde a true faythfull man.
20:7	Whoso leadeth a godly and an innocent life: is righteous and happy shall hys chyldren be whom he leaueth behynde him.
20:8	A kyng that sitteth in the throne of iudgment, and loketh well about hym, dryueth awaye all euell.
20:9	Who can saye, my hert is cleane, I am innocent from synne?
20:10	To vse two maner of weyghtes, or two maner of measures, both these are abhomynable vnto the Lorde.
20:11	A childe is knowne by his conuersacion, whether his worckes be pure & ryght.
20:12	The eare to heare, the eye to se: the Lorde hath made them both.
20:13	Delyte not thou in slepe, lest thou come vnto pouertye: but open thyne eyes, that thou mayst haue bred ynough.
20:14	It is naught it is naught (sayeth he that byeth any thynge:) but when he commeth to his awne house, then he boasteth of hys peny worth.
20:15	A man that hath a mouth of vnderstandynge hathe many precyous stones and costly Iewels.
20:16	Take hys garment that is suretye for a straunger: and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowne mans sake.
20:17	Euery man lyketh the breed that is gotten with disceate: but at the last hys mouth shalbe fylled with grauell.
20:18	Thorowe councell, the thynges that men deuyse go forwarde: and wt discrecion ought warres to be taken in hande.
20:19	The crafty disceatfull bewrayth secret councell: and to him that custometh flaterynge lyppes ioyne nott thy selfe.
20:20	Whoso curseth hys father & mother: his lyght shalbe put out in the myddest of darcknes.
20:21	The heritage that commeth to hastely at the first, shall not be praysed at the ende.
20:22	Saye not thou: I wyll recompense euell: but put thy trust in the Lorde, and he shall defende the.
20:23	The Lorde abhorreth two maner of weyghtes, and a false balaunce is an euell thinge.
20:24	The Lorde ordreth euery mans goinges: howe maye a man then vnderstande hys awne waye?
20:25	It is a snare for a man to deuoure that which is holy: and after the vowe to turne to thyne awne vse, the thynge thou hast vowed.
20:26	A wyse king destroyethe the vngodly, and bryngeth the whele ouer them.
20:27	The lanterne of the Lorde is the breth of man: and goth thorowe all the inwarde partes of the body.
20:28	Mercye and faythfulnes preserue the kinge: and with louynge kyndnes hys seate is holden vp.
20:29	The strength of yonge men is theyr worshyppe, and a gray heed is an honour vnto the aged.
20:30	Woundes dryue, awaye euell, & so do strypes the inwarde partes of the body.

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