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[1] BETTER is dry bread, and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife
[2] A wise servant shall rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share the inheritance among the brothers
[3] The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold; but the LORD tries the heart
[4] A wicked man listens to perverse lips; but a righteous man does not heed the tongues of vicious men
[5] He who mocks the poor provokes his Maker; and he who is glad at calamity shall not be forgiven
[6] Children's children are the crowns of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers
[7] Excellent speech is unbecoming to a fool, and lying lips to a righteous man
[8] A precious stone is beautiful in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns it is admired
[9] He who forgets an offense seeks friendship; but he who hates to forget an offense estranges himself from a friend and neighbor
[10] A threat breaks the heart of a wise man; but the fool instead of a rebuke receives a scourging, and yet he is not conscious of it
[11] A quarrelsome man seeks mischief; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him
[12] Meditation and reverence are suitable for a wise man; but a fool meditates in his folly
[13] He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house
[14] He who sheds blood stirs up judgment before the ruler
[15] He who justifies the wicked and condemns the just is an abomination before the LORD
[16] What good is wealth in the possession of a fool who has no desire to acquire wisdom
[17] A friend loves at all times; but a brother is born for adversity
[18] A foolish man pledges himself, for he becomes surety for his friend
[19] He who loves iniquity loves deceit and strife; and he who exalts himself seeks destruction
[20] He who slanders in heart will not find good; and he who has an evil tongue falls into mischief
[21] He who begets a fool does it to his own shame; his father will have no joy in him
[22] A merry heart makes the body healthy; but a broken spirit dries up the bones
[23] He who accepts a bribe is wicked; for he perverts the way of justice
[24] The face of a man of understanding is set toward wisdom; but the eyes of a fool are in the depths of the earth
[25] A foolish son provokes his father, and is bitterness to her who bore him
[26] To punish the just is not good, nor to scourge the righteous men who speak the truth
[27] He who spares his words has knowledge; and he who is patient is a wise man.
[28] Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise; and he who shuts his lips is counted a man of understanding
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