Proverbs 20

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1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

5Counsel in the heart of man islikedeep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

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