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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.
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.
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 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.
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
but the Lord tests the heart.
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the LORD tests hearts.
But 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;
A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
A liar pays attention to a destructive 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.
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.
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 old men,
And the glory of sons is their fathers.
And the glory of sons 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!
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,
Much less are lying lips to a prince.
Much less are lying lips 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.
A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
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.
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 one who has 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.
A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
So 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 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.
He who 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 abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
So abandon the quarrel before it 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,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
Both of them alike are 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 is there a price in the hand of a fool 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.
A man lacking in sense pledges
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
And becomes guarantor 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.
He who loves transgression loves strife;
He who raises his door seeks destruction.
He who raises his door 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.
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.
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 does so to his 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 broken spirit dries up the bones.
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
The wicked accept bribes in secret
to pervert the course of justice.
to pervert the course of justice.
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom
To pervert the ways of justice.
To pervert the ways 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.
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.
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.
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.
The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
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.