Mashaym (Proverbs) — 20

1 Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls. Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.

2 The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar; to rouse his anger is to risk your life.

3 Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.

4 Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.

5 Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out.

6 Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable?

7 The righteous walk with integrity; Baraked are their children who follow them.

8 When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence, distinguishing the bad from the good.

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

10 False weights and unequal measures, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH detests double standards of every kind.

11 Even children are known by the way they act, whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.

12 Ears to hear and eyes to see, both are gifts from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.

13 If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

14 The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,” then brags about getting a bargain!

15 Wise words are more valuable than much gold and many rubies.

16 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.

17 Stolen bread tastes sweet, but it turns to gravel in the mouth.

18 Plans succeed through good counsel; do not go to war without wise advice.

19 A gossip goes around telling secrets, so do not hang around with chatterers.

20 If you insult your father or mother, your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.

21 An inheritance obtained too early in life is not a Barakah in the end.

22 Do not say, “I will get even for this wrong.” Wait for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH to handle the matter.

23 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH detests double standards; 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH is not pleased by dishonest scales.

24 And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?

25 Do not trap yourself by making a rash promise to your 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄_ALUAH and only later counting the cost.

26 A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat, then runs his threshing wheel over them.

27 For 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH’s light penetrates the spirit of man, exposing every hidden motive.

28 Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king; his throne is made secure through love.

29 The Kabad of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.

30 Physical punishment cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the heart.