Proverbs 22:11-14 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

11. The king is the friend of allwho are sincereand speak with kindness.

12. The Lord watches over everyonewho shows good sense,but he frustrates the plansof deceitful liars.

13. Don't be so lazy that you say,“If I go to work,a lion will eat me!”

14. The words of a bad womanare like a deep pit;if you make the Lord angry,you will fall right in.

Proverbs 22