171Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.+2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.+3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.+4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.+5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.+6Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.+7Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.+8A bribe is [as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.+9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.+10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.+11An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.+12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.+13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.+14The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.+15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.+16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?+17A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.+18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.+19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.+20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.+21He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.+22A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.+23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.+24Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.+25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.+26Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.+27He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.+28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is [esteemed as] prudent.+
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