1Better 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 dealeth shamefully, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
5Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth 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.
7Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince.
8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; whithersoever he turneth, he prospereth.
9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend.
10A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11A rebellious man seeketh only evil; 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.