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1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

1Wine causes mocking, and beer causes fights; everyone led astray by them lacks wisdom.

2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.

2A king's anger is like a lion's roar; anyone who angers him forfeits his life.

3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

3Avoiding strife brings a man honor, but every fool is quarrelsome.

4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

4A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.

5The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

5The intentions of a person's heart are deep waters, but a discerning person reveals them.

6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

6Many claim "I'm a loyal person!" but who can find someone who truly is?

7The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.

7The righteous person lives a life of integrity; happy are his children who follow him!

8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

8A king sits on a throne of justice, sifting out all sorts of evil with his glance.

9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

9Who can say, "My intentions are pure; I am clean from any sin?"

10Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.

10FALSE weights and measures— the LORD surely detests both of them.

11Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.

11Even a child is known by his actions, whether his deeds are pure and right.

12Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.

12The ear that hears and the eye that sees— the LORD surely made them both.

13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

13Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food.

14“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.

14"This is bad, bad," says whoever is buying— but then he brags as he walks away after the sale.

15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.

15There is an abundance of gold and precious stones, but lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

16Take the garment of anyone who puts up collateral for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for an unfamiliar woman.

17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

17Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but later his mouth will be full of gravel.

18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

18Make plans by seeking advice; make war by obtaining guidance.

19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

19Whoever spreads gossip betrays confidences; so don't get involved with someone who talks too much.

20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the deepest darkness.

21An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

21An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

22Don't say "I'll avenge that wrong!" Wait on the LORD and he will deliver you.

23Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.

23The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not good.

24A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?

24A man's steps are directed by the LORD; how then can anyone understand his own way?

25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.

25It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.

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

26A wise king sifts the wicked, crushing them with the threshing wheel.

27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.

27A person's spirit is the lamp of the LORD; it searches throughout one's innermost being.

28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.

28Gracious love and truth preserve a king; through love his throne is made secure.

29The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.

29The glory of young men is their strength; and the splendor of elders is their gray hair.

30Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.

30Blows that wound clean away evil; such beatings cleanse the innermost being.

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