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 # Chapter 17
-1. Better a dry crust with peace
+1 Better a dry crust with peace
 than a house full of feasting with strife.
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-2. A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
+2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
 and share an inheritance among brothers.
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-3. A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
+3 A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
 and the Lord is the tester of hearts.
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-4. A wicked person listens to malicious talk;
+4 A wicked person listens to malicious talk;
 a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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-5. The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,
+5 The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,
 and one who rejoices over calamity
 will not go unpunished.
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-6. Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
+6 Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
 and the pride of children is their fathers.
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-7. Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool's lips;
+7 Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
 how much worse are lies for a ruler.
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-8. A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;
+8 A bribe seems like a magic stone to its owner;
 wherever he turns, he succeeds.
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-9. Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
+9 Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
 but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
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-10. A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
+10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
 more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
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-11. An evil person desires only rebellion;
+11 An evil person desires only rebellion;
 a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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-12. Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
+12 Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
 than a fool in his foolishness.
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-13. If anyone returns evil for good,
+13 If anyone returns evil for good,
 evil will never depart from his house.
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-14. To start a conflict is to release a flood;
+14 To start a conflict is to release a flood;
 stop the dispute before it breaks out.
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-15. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just--
+15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just—
 both are detestable to the Lord.
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-16. Why does a fool have money in his hand
+16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
 with no intention of buying wisdom?
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-17. A friend loves at all times,
+17 A friend loves at all times,
 and a brother is born for a difficult time.
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-18. One without sense enters an agreement
+18 One without sense enters an agreement
 and puts up security for his friend.
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-19. One who loves to offend loves strife;
+19 One who loves to offend loves strife;
 one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
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-20. One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
+20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
 and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.
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-21. A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
+21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
 the father of a fool has no joy.
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-22. A joyful heart is good medicine,
+22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
 but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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-23. A wicked person secretly takes a bribe
+23 A wicked person secretly takes a bribe
 to subvert the course of justice.
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-24. Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
-but a fool's eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
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-25. A foolish son is grief to his father
+24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
+but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
+25 A foolish son is grief to his father
 and bitterness to the one who bore him.
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-26. It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
+26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
 or to beat a noble for his honesty.
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-27. The one who has knowledge restrains his words,
+27 The one who has knowledge restrains his words,
 and one who keeps a cool head
 is a person of understanding.
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-28. Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent--
-discerning, when he seals his lips.
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+28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent—
+discerning, when he seals his lips.