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1Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
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A servant who deals wisely will rule over 2a son who acts shamefully and 3will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
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4The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, 5and the LORD tests hearts.
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An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
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Whoever mocks the poor 6insults his Maker; he who is 7glad at calamity will not go 8unpunished.
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9Grandchildren are 10the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
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Fine speech is not 11becoming to a fool; still less is 12false speech to a prince.
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13A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
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Whoever 14covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter 15separates close friends.
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A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
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An evil man seeks only rebellion, and 16a cruel messenger will be sent against him.