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The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion.
Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.
Avoiding a quarrel is honorable.
After all, any stubborn fool can start a fight.

A lazy person does not plow in the fall.[a]
He looks for something in the harvest but finds nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:4 Fall   was the start of the planting season in Palestine.

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