1Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.ΒΆ 2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. 3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; 4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; 5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; 6Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, 7A righteous man walks in integrity. 8A king who sits on the throne of judgment 9Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. 10Differing weights and differing measures, 11Even a child makes himself known by his doings, 12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, 13Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty. 14"It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; 15There is gold and abundance of rubies; 16Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; 17Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, 18Plans are established by advice; 19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; 20Whoever curses his father or his mother, 21An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, 22Do not say, "I will pay back evil." 23JEHOVAH detests differing weights, 24A man's steps are from JEHOVAH; 25It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, 26A wise king winnows out the wicked, 27The spirit of man is JEHOVAH's lamp, 28Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. 29The glory of young men is their strength. 30Wounding blows cleanse away evil,