Proverbs 20:1-6

1 ¹Wine is a mocker, ²strong drink a brawler, and whoever ³is led astray by it is not wise.^[a]

2 The terror of a king is like ⁴the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger ⁵forfeits his life.

3 It is an honor for a man to ⁶keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

4 ⁷The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; ⁸he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

5 The purpose in a man's heart is like ⁹deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

6 Many a man ¹⁰proclaims his own steadfast love, but ¹¹a faithful man who can find?