On Life and Conduct
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A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding draws it out.
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“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
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Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.
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(P)Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
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An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.
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Will not be blessed in the end.
Footnotes:
a.
Proverbs 20:1: ['Lit ', errs]
b.
Proverbs 20:2: ['Lit ', sins against]
c.
Proverbs 20:3: ['Lit ', Ceasing]
d.
Proverbs 20:3: ['Lit ', burst out]
e.
Proverbs 20:4: ['Lit ', asks]
f.
Proverbs 20:8: ['Or ', Sifts]
g.
Proverbs 20:10: ['Lit ', A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah]
h.
Proverbs 20:11: ['Or ', makes himself known]
i.
Proverbs 20:13: ['Lit ', bread]
j.
Proverbs 20:15: ['Or ', corals]
k.
Proverbs 20:19: ['Lit ', one who opens his lips]
l.
Proverbs 20:20: ['Lit ', pupil, ' (of eye)']
m.
Proverbs 20:23: ['Lit ', A stone and a stone]
n.
Proverbs 20:23: ['Lit ', balance of deceit]
o.
Proverbs 20:26: ['Lit ', turns]
p.
Proverbs 20:27: ['Lit ', breath]
q.
Proverbs 20:27: ['Lit ', chambers of the body]
r.
Proverbs 20:28: ['Lit ', Covenant loyalty]
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Proverbs 20:28: ['Lit ', Covenant loyalty]
t.
Proverbs 20:29: ['Or ', splendor]
u.
Proverbs 20:30: ['Lit ', chambers of the body]