Proverbs 20:9-17

English Standard Version

^9 (A)Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
    I am clean from my sin”?
^10 (B)Unequal^[a] weights and unequal measures
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
¹¹ Even a child ^(C)makes himself known by his acts,
    by whether his conduct is pure and upright.^[b]
12 (D)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
    ^(E)the Lord has made them both.
^13 (F)Love not sleep, lest you ^(G)come to poverty;
    open your eyes, and you will have ^(H)plenty of bread.
¹⁴ “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
    but when he goes away, then he boasts.
¹⁵ There is gold and abundance of ^(I)costly stones,
    ^(J)but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
^16 (K)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and ^(L)hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.^[c]
17 (M)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
    but afterward his mouth will be full of ^(N)gravel.