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Proverbs 17:1-5

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1It is better to eat a dry piece of bread and not have strife/quarrels than to have a big feast in a house where everyone is quarreling.
2A slave who acts wisely will some day be the boss of his master's disgraceful son and when his master dies, the slave will receive part of his master's possessions.
3Workers put silver and gold in a very hot furnace to burn out what is impure, and Yahweh similarly examines people's inner beings to see if they are pure.
4Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say MTY what is evil, and liars pay attention to other people's lies.
5Those who make fun of poor people insult God, the one who made the poor people, and those who are happy when someone else has troubles will certainly be punished LIT by God.

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