1 Wine ^ais a mocker,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise. ‡

2 The¹ wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life. ‡

4 ^aThe lazy man will not plow because of winter;
^bHe will beg during harvest and have nothing. ‡

5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.