Proverbs 20:12-22

12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees, Yahweh has made {them both}.
13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes [and] have plenty bread.
14 "Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast.
15 There is gold and many costly stones, but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.
16 Take his garment, for he has given security [to] a stranger, and on behalf of a foreigner--take it as pledge.
17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man, but afterward, his mouth will be filled [with] gravel.
18 A plan will be established by advice, and with guidance make war.
19 He reveals a secret, he who walks [about with] gossip, and do not associate with a babbler's lips.
20 He who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished {in the midst of darkness}.
21 An inheritance acquired [hastily] {at the beginning} will not be blessed at its end.
22 Do not say "I will repay evil"; wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. Literally "also [the] two of them"
  • [b]. Hebrew "plans"
  • [c]. Literally "in a pupil of darkness"
  • [d]. Literally "at the first"
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