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Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.
than a house full of feasting, with strife.
A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
but the Lord tests the heart.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and the Lord tests hearts.
and the Lord tests hearts.
A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker;
he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
Children’s children are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
and parents are the pride of their children.
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their fathers.
and the glory of children is their fathers.
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool —
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a prince.
still less is false speech to a prince.
A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.
they think success will come at every turn.
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Whoever covers an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.
than a fool bent on folly.
Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs
rather than a fool in his folly.
rather than a fool in his folly.
Evil will never leave the house
of one who pays back evil for good.
of one who pays back evil for good.
If anyone returns evil for good,
evil will not depart from his house.
evil will not depart from his house.
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent —
the Lord detests them both.
the Lord detests them both.
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?
when they are not able to understand it?
Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom
when he has no sense?
when he has no sense?
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
and a brother is born for adversity.
One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.
and puts up security for a neighbor.
One who lacks sense gives a pledge
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
and the father of a fool has no joy.
and the father of a fool has no joy.
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
The wicked accept bribes in secret
to pervert the course of justice.
to pervert the course of justice.
A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
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.
A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
A foolish son is a grief to his father
and bitterness to her who bore him.
and bitterness to her who bore him.
If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
Whoever 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.