Proverbs 20:7-17

7 The righteous live a life of integrity; happy are their children after them.
8 The king seated on his judgment throne can winnow out all evil with his glance.
9 Who can say, "I have made my heart clean, I am cleansed from my sin"?
10 False weights and false measures -ADONAI detests them both.
11 The character of even a child is known by how he acts, by whether his deeds are pure and right.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye -ADONAI made them both.
13 If you love sleep, you will become poor; keep your eyes open, and you'll have plenty of food.
14 "Really bad stuff!" says the buyer [to the seller]; then he goes off and brags [about his bargain].
15 A person may have gold and a wealth of pearls, but lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 Seize his clothes, because he guaranteed a stranger's loan; take them as security for that unknown woman.
17 Food obtained by fraud may taste good, but later the mouth is full of gravel.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.