✧Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise. ✧2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life. ✧3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel. ✧4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there. ✧5The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. ✧6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man? ✧7The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him. ✧8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes. ✧9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”? ✧10Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD. ✧11Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright. ✧12Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both. ✧13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food. ✧14“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats. ✧15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure. ✧16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. ✧17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel. ✧18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance. ✧19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips. ✧20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness. ✧21An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end. ✧22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you. ✧23Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good. ✧24A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way? ✧25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows. ✧26A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them. ✧27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being. ✧28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne. ✧29The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old. ✧30Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.