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^1 (a)Wine is a mocker, ^(b)strong drink a brawler,
    and whoever ^(c)is led astray by it is not wise.^[a]
2 The terror of a king is like ^(d)the growling of a lion;
    whoever provokes him to anger ^(e)forfeits his life.
³ It is an honor for a man to ^(f)keep aloof from strife,
    but every fool will be quarreling.
^4 (g)The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;
    ^(h)he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
⁵ The purpose in a man's heart is like ⁽ⁱ⁾deep water,
    but a man of understanding will draw it out.
⁶ Many a man ^(j)proclaims his own steadfast love,
    but ^(k)a faithful man who can find?
⁷ The righteous who ^(l)walks in his integrity—
    ^(m)blessed are his children after him!
^8 (n)A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    ^(o)winnows all evil with his eyes.
^9 (p)Who can say, "I have made my heart pure;
    I am clean from my sin"?
^10 (q)Unequal^[b] weights and unequal measures
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
¹¹ Even a child ^(r)makes himself known by his acts,
    by whether his conduct is pure and upright.^[c]
12 (s)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
    ^(t)the Lord has made them both.
^13 (u)Love not sleep, lest you ^(v)come to poverty;
    open your eyes, and you will have ^(w)plenty of bread.
¹⁴ "Bad, bad," says the buyer,
    but when he goes away, then he boasts.
¹⁵ There is gold and abundance of ^(x)costly stones,
    ^(y)but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
^16 (z)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and ^(aa)hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.^[d]
17 (ab)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
    but afterward his mouth will be full of ^(ac)gravel.
^18 (ad)Plans are established by counsel;
    by ^(ae)wise guidance ^(af)wage war.
¹⁹ Whoever ^(ag)goes about slandering reveals secrets;
    therefore do not associate with ^(ah)a simple babbler.^[e]
20 (ai)If one curses his father or his mother,
    ^(aj)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
^21 (ak)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.
²² Do not say, ^(al)"I will repay evil";
    ^(am)wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
^23 (an)Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,
    and ^(ao)false scales are not good.
²⁴ A man's ^(ap)steps are from the Lord;
    how then can man understand his way?
²⁵ It is a snare to say rashly, "It is holy,"
    and to reflect only ^(aq)after making vows.
²⁶ A wise king ^(ar)winnows the wicked
    and drives ^(as)the wheel over them.
^27 (at)The spirit^[f] of man is the lamp of the Lord,
    ^(au)searching all ^(av)his innermost parts.
^28 (aw)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and by steadfast love his ^(ax)throne is upheld.
²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength,
    but ^(ay)the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
^30 (az)Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
    strokes make clean ^(ba)the innermost parts.