Proverbs 20:2-4

New King James Version

²The ^[a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.

³^(A)It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.

⁴^(B)The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
^(C)He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 20:2-4

New International Version

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

³It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
but every fool^(C) is quick to quarrel.^(D)

⁴Sluggards^(E) do not plow in season;
so at harvest time they look but find nothing.^(F)

New King James Version (NKJV)

New International Version (NIV)