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57 lines
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# Chapter 17
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1 Better is a dry morsel with quiet
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than a house full of feasting with strife.
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2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully
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and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
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3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
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and the Lord tests hearts.
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4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
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and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
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5 Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker;
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he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
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6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
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and the glory of children is their fathers.
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7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
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still less is false speech to a prince.
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8 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
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wherever he turns he prospers.
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9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love,
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but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
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10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
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than a hundred blows into a fool.
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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
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and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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12 Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs
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rather than a fool in his folly.
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13 If anyone returns evil for good,
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evil will not depart from his house.
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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
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so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
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15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous
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are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
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16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom
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when he has no sense?
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17 A friend loves at all times,
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and a brother is born for adversity.
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18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge
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and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
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19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
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he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
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20 A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
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and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
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21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
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and the father of a fool has no joy.
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22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
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but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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23 The wicked accepts a bribe in secret
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to pervert the ways of justice.
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24 The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
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but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father
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and bitterness to her who bore him.
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26 To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
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nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
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27 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,
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and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
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28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
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when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. |