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Proverbs 20:10-23

10Diverse weightsH68, and diverse measuresH374,Both of them alike are an abominationH8441 to Jehovah.11Even a child maketh himself known by his doings,Whether his workH6467 be pureH2134, and whether it be rightH3477.12The hearing earH241, and the seeingH7200 eyeH5869,Jehovah hath madeH6213 even both of them.13LoveH157 not sleepH8142, lestH6435 thou come to poverty;OpenH6491 thine eyesH5869, and thou shalt be satisfiedH7646 with breadH3899.14It is badH7451, it is badH7451, saith the buyerH7069;But when he is gone his way, thenH227 he boasteth.15There is goldH2091, and abundanceH7230 of rubies;But the lipsH8193 of knowledgeH1847 are a preciousH3366 jewel.16TakeH3947 his garmentH899 that is suretyH6148 for a stranger;And hold him in pledge that is suretyH6148 for foreigners.17BreadH3899 of falsehoodH8267 is sweetH6156 to a manH376;But afterwards his mouthH6310 shall be filledH4390 with gravelH2687.18Every purposeH6098 is establishedH3559 by counselH6098;And by wiseH8458 guidance makeH6213 thou warH4421.19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secretsH5475;Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lipsH8193.20Whoso curseth his fatherH1 or his motherH517,His lampH5216 shall be put out in blackness of darknessH2822.21An inheritanceH5159may be gotten hastily at the beginning;But the endH319 thereof shall not be blessedH1288.22SayH559 not thou, I will recompense evilH7451:WaitH6960 for Jehovah, and he will saveH3467 thee.23Diverse weightsH68 are an abominationH8441 to Jehovah;And a false balance is not goodH2896.

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