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¹ Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

² A slave that deals wisely shall have rule over a son that causes shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brothers.

³ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Yahweh tries the hearts.

⁴ An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Sons of sons are the crown of old men; And the glory of sons are their fathers.

⁷ Excellent speech does not become a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

⁸ A bribe is [as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it; Wherever it turns, it prospers.

⁹ He that covers a transgression seeks love; But he that harps on a matter separates chief friends.

¹⁰ A rebuke enters deeper into one that has understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

¹¹ An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is [as] when one lets out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

¹⁵ He that justifies the wicked, and he that condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are disgusting to Yahweh.

¹⁶ Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he has no understanding?

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

¹⁸ [A] man void of understanding strikes hands, And becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.

¹⁹ He who loves transgression loves strife: He that raises his gate high seeks destruction.

²⁰ He that has a wayward heart finds no good; And he that has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.

²¹ He that begets a fool [does it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool has no joy.

²² A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

²³ A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

²⁴ Wisdom is before the face of him that has understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

²⁵ A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bore him.

²⁶ Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.

²⁷ He that spares his words has knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.²⁸ Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise; When he shuts his lips, he is [esteemed as] prudent.