Proverbs 20:13-23 New American Standard Bible

¹³^(A)Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with ^[a]food.
¹⁴“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
¹⁵There is gold, and an abundance of ^[b]jewels;
But lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.
¹⁶Take his garment when he becomes guarantor for a stranger;
And for foreigners, seize a pledge from him.
¹⁷^(B)Bread obtained by a lie is sweet to a person,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
¹⁸Prepare ^(C)plans by consultation,
And ^(D)make war by wise guidance.
¹⁹One who ^(E)goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with ^[c]^(F)a gossip.
²⁰He who ^(G)curses his father or his mother,
His ^(H)lamp will go out in time of darkness.
²¹An inheritance gained in a hurry at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.
²²^(I)Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
^(J)Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.
²³^[d]^(K)Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord,
And a ^[e]^(L)false scale is not good.