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Prouerbs 20

¹Wine is a mocker, strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.

²The feare of a king, is as the roaring of a Lion: who so prouoketh him to anger, sinneth against his owne soule.

³It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.

⁴The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he begge in haruest, and haue nothing.

⁵Counsell in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding will draw it out.

⁶Most men will proclaime euery one his owne goodnes: but a faithfull man who can finde?

⁷The iust man walketh in his integritie: his children are blessed after him.

⁸A king that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, scattereth away all euill with his eyes.

⁹Who can say, I haue made my heart cleane, I am pure from my sinne?

¹⁰Diuers weights, and diuers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

¹¹Euen a childe is knowen by his doings, whether his worke be pure, and whether it be right.

¹²The hearing eare, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made euen both of them.

¹³Loue not sleepe, lest thou come to pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

¹⁴It is nought, it is nought (saith the buyer:) but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

¹⁵There is gold, and a multitude of Rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewell.

¹⁶Take his garment that is suerty for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

¹⁷Bread of deceit is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with grauell.

¹⁸Euery purpose is established by counsell: and with good aduice make warre.

¹⁹He that goeth about as a tale-bearer, reueileth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lippes.

²⁰Who so curseth his father or his mother, his lampe shall be put out in obscure darkenesse.

²¹An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning: but the ende thereof shall not be blessed.

²²Say not thou, I will recompence euil: but wait on the Lord, and he shall saue thee.

²³Diuers waights are an abomination vnto the Lord: and a false ballance is not good.

²⁴Mans goings are of the Lord; how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?

²⁵It is a snare to the man who deuoureth that which is holy: and after vowes, to make inquirie.

²⁶A wise king scattereth the wicked, & bringeth the wheele ouer them.

²⁷The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

²⁸Mercy and trueth preserue the king: and his throne is vpholden by mercy.

²⁹The glory of yong men is their strength: and the beautie of old men is the gray head.

³⁰The blewnes of a wound cleanseth away euill: so doe stripes the inward parts of the belly.