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Proverbs 20:12-19 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

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.

18. Be sure you have sound advicebefore making plansor starting a war.

19. Stay away from gossips—they tell everything.

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