Proverbs 20:1-9

1 Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is let astray by them is not wise.

2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion: He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

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

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

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

6 Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, But who can find a faithful man?

7 A righteous man who walks in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, "I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?"