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The dread anger of a king is like the growling of a lion;
    anyone who provokes him to anger forfeits life itself.(A)

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

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The lazy person does not plow in season;
    harvest comes, and there is nothing to be found.(A)

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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

A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    winnows all evil with his eyes.

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

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

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

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14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
    then goes away and boasts.

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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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16 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
    seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.

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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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26 A wise king winnows the wicked
    and drives the wheel over them.

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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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