CHAPTER XX

Against wine and strong drink. We should avoid contentions.

The sluggard. The righteous man. Weights and measures.

Tale-bearers. The wicked son. The wise king. The glory of

young men. The beauty of old men. The benefit of correction.

NOTES ON CHAP. XX

Verse Proverbs 20:1. Wine is a mocker] It deceives by its fragrance, intoxicates by its strength, and renders the intoxicated ridiculous.

Strong drink] שכר shechar, any strong fermented liquor, whether of the vine, date, or palm species.

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