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Proverbs 20:1-2
Contemporary English Version

Words of Wisdom Are Better than Gold

20 It isn't smart to get drunk!
Drinking makes a fool of you
    and leads to fights.
2 An angry ruler
    is like a roaring lion—
make either one angry,
    and you are dead.

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Proverbs 20:1-2
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20 Wine(A) is a mocker(B) and beer a brawler;
    whoever is led astray(C) by them is not wise.(D)

2 A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;(E)
    those who anger him forfeit their lives.(F)

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