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Proverbs 20:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 20:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 The anger of a king is like the roar of a lion;
he who provokes him places his life in jeopardy.
3 It is honorable to avoid strife,
but every fool is quarrelsome.
4 The idler[a] does not plow in season;
so at harvest-time he looks for a crop in vain.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Idler: see note on Prov 6:6.