A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.(A)

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

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The slacker does not plow during planting season;[a]
at harvest time he looks,[b] and there is nothing.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 20:4 Lit plow in winter
  2. 20:4 Lit inquires

Sluggards(A) do not plow in season;
    so at harvest time they look but find nothing.(B)

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A king sitting on a throne to judge
separates out all evil with his eyes.(A)

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When a king sits on his throne to judge,(A)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.(B)

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12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord made them both.(A)

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12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
    the Lord has made them both.(A)

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14 “It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,
but after he is on his way, he gloats.

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14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—
    then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

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16 Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.(A)

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16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
    hold it in pledge(A) if it is done for an outsider.(B)

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26 A wise king separates out the wicked(A)
and drives the threshing wheel(B) over them.

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26 A wise king winnows out the wicked;
    he drives the threshing wheel over them.(A)

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