1Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.
2A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.
3As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
4The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.
5He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man’s ruin, shall not be unpunished.
6Children’s children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
7Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.
8The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.
9He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.
10A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.