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¹ It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in peace
    than to have a feast where there is quarreling.

² A wise servant will rule over the master's disgraceful child
    and will even inherit a share of what the master leaves his children.

³ A hot furnace tests silver and gold,
    but the Lord tests hearts.

⁴ Evil people listen to evil words.
    Liars pay attention to cruel words.

⁵ Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker;
whoever enjoys someone's trouble will be punished.

⁶ Old people are proud of their grandchildren,
    and children are proud of their parents.

⁷ Fools should not be proud,
    and rulers should not be liars.

⁸ Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask.
    They think it will work every time.

⁹ Whoever forgives someone's sin makes a friend,
    but gossiping about the sin breaks up friendships.

¹⁰ A wise person will learn more from a warning
    than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.

¹¹ Disobedient people look only for trouble,
    so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

¹² It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than to meet a fool doing foolish things.

¹³ Whoever gives evil in return for good
    will always have trouble at home.

¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam,
    so stop it before a fight breaks out.

¹⁵ The Lord hates both of these things:
    freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent.

¹⁶ It won't do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom,
    because he doesn't have the ability to be wise.

¹⁷ A friend loves you all the time,
    and a brother helps in time of trouble.

¹⁸ It is not wise to promise
    to pay what your neighbor owes.

¹⁹ Whoever loves to argue loves to sin.
    Whoever brags a lot is asking for trouble.

²⁰ A person with an evil heart will find no success,
    and the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.

²¹ It is sad to have a foolish child;
    there is no joy in being the parent of a fool.

²² A happy heart is like good medicine,
    but a broken spirit drains your strength.

²³ When the wicked accept money to do wrong
    there can be no justice.

²⁴ The person with understanding is always looking for wisdom,
    but the mind of a fool wanders everywhere.

²⁵ Foolish children make their father sad
    and cause their mother great sorrow.

²⁶ It is not good to punish the innocent
    or to beat leaders for being honest.

²⁷ The wise say very little,
    and those with understanding stay calm.

²⁸ Even fools seem to be wise if they keep quiet;
    if they don't speak, they appear to understand.