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¹ BETTER is dry bread, and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.

² A wise servant shall rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share the inheritance among the brothers.

³ The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold; but the LORD tries the heart.

⁴ A wicked man listens to perverse lips; but a righteous man does not heed the tongues of vicious men.

⁵ He who mocks the poor provokes his Maker; and he who is glad at calamity shall not be forgiven.

⁶ Childrens children are the crowns of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.

⁷ Excellent speech is unbecoming to a fool, and lying lips to a righteous man.

⁸ A precious stone is beautiful in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns it is admired.

⁹ He who forgets an offense seeks friendship; but he who hates to forget an offense estranges himself from a friend and neighbor.

¹⁰ A threat breaks the heart of a wise man; but the fool instead of a rebuke receives a scourging, and yet he is not conscious of it.

¹¹ A quarrelsome man seeks mischief; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹² Meditation and reverence are suitable for a wise man; but a fool meditates in his folly.

¹³ He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ He who sheds blood stirs up judgment before the ruler.

¹⁵ He who justifies the wicked and condemns the just is an abomination before the LORD.

¹⁶ What good is wealth in the possession of a fool who has no desire to acquire wisdom?

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times; but a brother is born for adversity.

¹⁸ A foolish man pledges himself, for he becomes surety for his friend.

¹⁹ He who loves iniquity loves deceit and strife; and he who exalts himself seeks destruction.

²⁰ He who slanders in heart will not find good; and he who has an evil tongue falls into mischief.

²¹ He who begets a fool does it to his own shame; his father will have no joy in him.

²² A merry heart makes the body healthy; but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

²³ He who accepts a bribe is wicked; for he perverts the way of justice.

²⁴ The face of a man of understanding is set toward wisdom; but the eyes of a fool are in the depths of the earth.

²⁵ A foolish son provokes his father, and is bitterness to her who bore him.

²⁶ To punish the just is not good, nor to scourge the righteous men who speak the truth.

²⁷ He who spares his words has knowledge; and he who is patient is a wise man.²⁸ Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise; and he who shuts his lips is counted a man of understanding.