Proverbs 17:1-5

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

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

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

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

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