1
Better
is a dry morsel in peace than the house of contention full of sacrifices
for a feast.
2
A prudent slave shall have rule over a son that causes shame and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3
The fining pot
is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tries the hearts.
4
An evil doer gives heed to false lips,
and a liar gives ear to the tongue which curses.
5
Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker,
and he that is glad regarding the calamity
of someone else shall not go unpunished.
6
Children’s children
are the crown of old men, and the honour of the children
are their fathers.
7
Excellent speech is not suitable for a fool: much less lying lips for a prince!
8
A bribe
is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
9
He that covers a transgression seeks love, but he that repeats a matter separates
very friends.