Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
2 A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share an inheritance among the brothers.
3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the hearts.
4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips; a liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
5 He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their father.
7 Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.
8 A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; wherever he turns, he prospers.
9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.
10 Rebuke is more effective for a wise man than a hundred blows on a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water; therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.