1 B etter is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting strife.

2 A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

3 T he fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

4 T he evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

5 W hoso mocketh a poor reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.

6 C hildren's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

7 E xcellent speech becometh not a vile; how much less do lying lips a noble!

8 A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.

9 H e that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.

10 A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

11 A n evil seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

12 L et a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.

13 W hoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

14 T he beginning of contention is when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.

15 H e that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah.

16 T o what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing hath no sense?

17 T he friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

18 A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour.

19 H e loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.

20 H e that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.

21 H e that begetteth a fool to his sorrow, and the father of a vile hath no joy.

22 A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

23 A wicked taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.

24 W isdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.

26 T o punish a righteous is not good, nor to strike nobles because of uprightness.

27 H e that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.

28 E ven a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.