1
Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
2
A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
4
An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
5
Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who are glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
6
Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their parents.
7
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler.
8
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it; wherever they turn they prosper.
9
One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.
10
A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool.
11
Evil people seek only rebellion, but a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
12
Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly.
13
Evil will not depart from the house of one who returns evil for good.