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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 wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
And will share an inheritance among the 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 the hearts.
But the Lord tests the hearts.
A wicked person listens to deceitful 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 reproaches 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.
Children’s children are the crown of old men,
And the glory of children is their father.
And the glory of children is their father.
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 becoming to a fool,
Much less lying lips to a prince.
Much less 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 present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;
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 covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
Rebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.
Than a hundred blows on 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;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Therefore 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.
Whoever rewards 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 releasing water;
Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
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 just,
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 in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,
Since he has no heart for it?
Since he has no heart for it?
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.
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,
And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
And he who exalts his gate 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.
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 begets a scoffer 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.
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.
Wisdom is in the sight of him 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.
Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
Nor to strike princes 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 has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.