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Proverbs 20:11-17 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

11. The good or badthat children doshows what they are like.

12. Hearing and seeingare gifts from the Lord.

13. If you sleep all the time,you will starve;if you get up and work,you will have enough food.

14. Everyone likes to boastabout getting a bargain.

15. Sensible words are betterthan gold or jewels.

16. You deserve to lose your coatif you loan it to someoneto guarantee paymentfor the debt of a stranger.

17. The food you get by cheatingmay taste delicious,but it turns to gravel.

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