Proverbs 20:2-4

Complete Jewish Bible

²The dread of a king is like when a lion roars;
he who makes him angry commits a life-threatening sin.

³Avoiding quarrels brings a person honor;
for any fool can explode in anger.

⁴A lazy person won’t plow in winter;
so at harvest-time, when he looks, there is nothing.

Proverbs 20:2-4

King James Version

²The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

³It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

⁴The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

²A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;^(A)
those who anger him forfeit their lives.^(B)

³It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
but every fool^(C) is quick to quarrel.^(D)

⁴Sluggards^(E) do not plow in season;
so at harvest time they look but find nothing.^(F)

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