1Better a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
2A prudent servant will rule over a son who acts shamefully, and he will share the inheritance among the brothers.
3The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests hearts.
4An evildoer listens to wicked lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
7Fine speech is not fitting for a fool—how much less lying lips for a noble.
8A bribe is a charm-stone in the eyes of its owner; wherever he turns, he prospers.
9Whoever covers over an offense seeks love, but whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
10A rebuke goes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool.
11Surely a rebellious man seeks only evil, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
13Whoever returns evil for good—evil will not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so drop the dispute before it breaks out.
15One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous—both alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, when he has no heart for it?
17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18A person lacking sense strikes hands in pledge, standing surety before his neighbor.
19Whoever loves an offense loves strife; whoever makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
20The crooked of heart finds no good, and one with a twisted tongue falls into evil.
21Whoever fathers a fool does so to his grief; the father of a scoundrel has no joy.
22A joyful heart makes for good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23The wicked takes a bribe from the bosom to pervert the paths of justice.
24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are at the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26Also, to fine the righteous is not good, nor to strike nobles for their uprightness.
27Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and one who is cool of spirit is a man of understanding.
28Even a fool who keeps silent is reckoned wise; one who shuts his lips is considered discerning.
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