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17Dry crumbs in peace are better than a full meal with strife.H2896H2720H6595H7962H1004H4392H2077H7379 2A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among brothers.H7919H5650H4910H1121H954H2505H5159H8432H251 3The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold? but the Lord assays hearts.H4715H3701H3564H2091H3068H974H3826 4Whoever practices evil pays attention to wicked speech, but the liar listens to malicious talk.H7489H7181H205H8193H8267H238H1942H3956 5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker, and whoever is happy about disaster will not go unpunished.H3932H7326H2778H6213H8056H343H5352 6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the pride of children is their parents.H1121H1121H5850H2205H8597H1121H1 7Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince!H3499H8193H5000H5036H8267H8193H5081 8A bribe works wonders in the eyes of its giver; wherever he turns he prospers.H7810H2580H68H5869H1167H6437H7919 9Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends.H3680H6588H1245H160H8138H1697H6504H441 10A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding than a hundred lashes to a fool.H1606H5181H995H3967H5221H3684 11A rebellious person seeks evil; a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him.H7451H1245H4805H394H4397H7971 12It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.H1677H7909H6298H376H408H3684H200 13The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.H7725H7451H2896H7451H4185H4185H1004 14Starting a quarrel is like spilling water? so drop the dispute before it escalates.H7225H4066H6362H4325H5203H7379H6440H1566 15Exonerating the wicked and condemning the righteous are both detestable to the Lord.H6663H7563H7561H6662H8147H8441H3068 16What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom, but is senseless?H4242H3027H3684H7069H2451H3820 17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble.H7453H157H6256H251H3205H6869 18A man who lacks sense cosigns a loan, becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.H120H2638H3820H8628H3709H6148H6161H6440H7453 19The person who loves transgression loves strife; the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.H157H6588H157H4683H1361H6607H1245H7667 20The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.H6141H3820H4672H2896H2015H3956H5307H7451 21The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow? the father of a fool has no joy.17H3205H3684H8424H1H5036H8055 22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit drains one's strength.H8056H3820H3190H1456H5218H7307H3001H1634 23The wicked man takes a bribe in secret in order to pervert the course of justice.H7563H3947H7810H2436H5186H734H4941 24A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective, but a fool looks only to earthly goals.H2451H6440H995H5869H3684H7097H776 25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother.H3684H1121H3708H1H4470H3205 26Furthermore, it isn't good to fine the righteous, or to beat an official because of his uprightness.H6064H6662H2896H5221H5081H3476 27Whoever controls what he says is knowledgeable; anyone who has a calm spirit is a man of understanding.H3045H1847H2820H561H376H8394H3368H7119H7307 28Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent; he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut.H191H2790H2803H2450H331H8193H995


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