17A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels.H2896H2720H6595H7962H1004H4392H2077H73792A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child and is honored as one of the family.H7919H5650H4910H1121H954H2505H5159H8432H2513As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are assayed by GOD.H4715H3701H3564H2091H3068H974H38264Evil people relish malicious conversation; the ears of liars itch for dirty gossip.H7489H7181H205H8193H8267H238H1942H39565Whoever mocks poor people, insults their Creator; gloating over misfortune is a punishable crime.H3932H7326H2778H6213H8056H343H53526Old people are distinguished by grandchildren; children take pride in their parents.H1121H1121H5850H2205H8597H1121H17We don't expect eloquence from fools, nor do we expect lies from our leaders.H3499H8193H5000H5036H8267H8193H50818Receiving a gift is like getting a rare gemstone; any way you look at it, you see beauty refracted.H7810H2580H68H5869H1167H6437H79199Overlook an offense and bond a friendship; fasten on to a slight and—good-bye, friend!H3680H6588H1245H160H8138H1697H6504H44110A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool.H1606H5181H995H3967H5221H368411Criminals out looking for nothing but trouble won't have to wait long—they'll meet it coming and going!H7451H1245H4805H394H4397H797112Better to meet a grizzly robbed of her cubs than a fool hellbent on folly.H1677H7909H6298H376H408H3684H20013Those who return evil for good will meet their own evil returning.H7725H7451H2896H7451H4185H4185H100414The start of a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before it bursts.H7225H4066H6362H4325H5203H7379H6440H156615Whitewashing bad people and throwing mud on good people are equally abhorrent to GOD.H6663H7563H7561H6662H8147H8441H306816What's this? Fools out shopping for wisdom! They wouldn't recognize it if they saw it!H4242H3027H3684H7069H2451H3820
One Who Knows Much Says Little
17Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.H7453H157H6256H251H3205H686918It's stupid to try to get something for nothing, or run up huge bills you can never pay.H120H2638H3820H8628H3709H6148H6161H6440H745319The person who courts sin, marries trouble; build a wall, invite a burglar.H157H6588H157H4683H1361H6607H1245H766720A bad motive can't achieve a good end; double-talk brings you double trouble.H6141H3820H4672H2896H2015H3956H5307H745121Having a fool for a child is misery; it's no fun being the parent of a dolt.H3205H3684H8424H1H5036H805522A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.H8056H3820H3190H1456H5218H7307H3001H163423The wicked take bribes under the table; they show nothing but contempt for justice.H7563H3947H7810H2436H5186H734H494124The perceptive find wisdom in their own front yard; fools look for it everywhere but right here.H2451H6440H995H5869H3684H7097H77625A surly, stupid child is sheer pain to a father, a bitter pill for a mother to swallow.H3684H1121H3708H1H4470H320526It's wrong to penalize good behavior, or make good citizens pay for the crimes of others.H6064H6662H2896H5221H5081H347627The one who knows much says little; an understanding person remains calm.H3045H1847H2820H561H376H8394H3368H7119H730728Even dunces who keep quiet are thought to be wise; as long as they keep their mouths shut, they're smart.H191H2790H2803H2450H331H8193H995
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