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Contrast the Upright and the Wicked
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Better a Dry Morsel with Quietness
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife.
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife.
A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the LORD tests hearts.
But the LORD tests hearts.
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.
An evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker;
He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
Whoso mocketh a poor [man] reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.
Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
And the glory of sons is their fathers.
And the glory of sons is their fathers.
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,
Much less are lying lips to a prince.
Much less are lying lips to a prince.
Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!
A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.
He who conceals a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.
A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
Rather than a fool in his folly.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.
He who returns evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.
Evil will not depart from his house.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
The beginning of contention is [as] when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah.
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no sense?
When he has no sense?
To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he] hath no sense?
A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
And a brother is born for adversity.
The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
A man lacking in sense pledges
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour.
He who loves transgression loves strife;
He who raises his door seeks destruction.
He who raises his door seeks destruction.
He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
He who has a crooked mind finds no good,
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.
And the father of a fool has no joy.
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To pervert the ways of justice.
To pervert the ways of justice.
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father
And bitterness to her who bore him.
And bitterness to her who bore him.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
It is also not good to fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness.
He who restrains his words has knowledge,
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.