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