20 ^(A)Wine is a mocker, ^(B)intoxicating drink a brawler,
And whoever ^[a]is intoxicated by it is not wise.
² The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
One who provokes him to anger ^[b](C)forfeits his own life.
^3 (D)Avoiding strife is an honor for a person,
But any fool will ^[c]quarrel.
⁴ The ^[d](E)lazy one does not plow after the autumn,
So he ^[e]begs during the harvest and has nothing.
⁵ A plan in the heart of a person is like deep water,
But a person of understanding draws it out.
⁶ Many a person ^(F)proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a ^(G)trustworthy person?
⁷ A righteous person who ^(H)walks in his integrity—
^(I)How blessed are his sons after him.
^8 (J)A king who sits on the throne of justice
^[f]Disperses all evil with his eyes.
^9 (K)Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart,
I am pure from my sin”?
^10 [g](L)Differing weights and differing measures,
Both of them are abominable to the Lord.
¹¹ It is by his deeds that a boy ^[h](M)distinguishes himself,
If his conduct is pure and right.
¹² The hearing ^(N)ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made both of them.
^13 (O)Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with ^[i]food.
¹⁴ “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
¹⁵ There is gold, and an abundance of ^[j]jewels;
But lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.
¹⁶ Take his garment when he becomes guarantor for a stranger;
And for foreigners, seize a pledge from him.
^17 (P)Bread obtained by a lie is sweet to a person,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
¹⁸ Prepare ^(Q)plans by consultation,
And ^(R)make war by wise guidance.
¹⁹ One who ^(S)goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with ^[k](T)a gossip.
²⁰ He who ^(U)curses his father or his mother,
His ^(V)lamp will go out in time of darkness.
²¹ An inheritance gained in a hurry at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.
^22 (W)Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
^(X)Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

22 A ^(A)good name is to be more desired than great wealth;
Favor is better than silver and gold.
² The rich and the poor ^[a]have a common bond,
The Lord is the ^(B)Maker of them all.
³ A ^(C)prudent person sees evil and hides himself,
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.
⁴ The reward of humility and ^[b]the fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor, and life.
^5 (D)Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
One who guards himself will be far from them.
^6 (E)Train up a child ^[c]in the way he should go,
Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.
⁷ The ^(F)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
⁸ One who ^(G)sows injustice will reap disaster,
And the ^(H)rod of his fury will perish.
⁹ One who ^[d]is ^(I)generous will be blessed,
Because he ^(J)gives some of his food to the poor.
^10 (K)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.
¹¹ One who loves ^(L)purity of heart
And ^[e]whose speech is ^(M)gracious, the king is his friend.
¹² The eyes of the Lord protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.
¹³ The ^[f](N)lazy one says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
¹⁴ The mouth of ^[g](O)an adulteress is a deep pit;
He who is ^(P)cursed of the Lord will fall ^[h]into it.
¹⁵ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The ^(Q)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
¹⁶ One ^(R)who oppresses the poor to make ^[i]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, ^(S)will only come to poverty.