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| 1 Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. |
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| 2 A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance. |
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| 3 A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah. |
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| 4 An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue. |
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| 5 Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted. |
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| 6 Sons' sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers. |
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| 7 Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood. |
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| 8 A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
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| 9 Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend. |
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| 10 Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool. |
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| 11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him. |
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| 12 The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And not a fool in his folly. |
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| 13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house. |
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| 14 The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife. |
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| 15 Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah. |
Justifieth the wicked – Because they prefer evil, they attempt to deceive themselves and others into the idea that wrong is right and right is wrong. R657:3
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| 16 Why [is] this a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none |
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| 17 At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born. |
Loveth at all times – No friendship can be surely counted upon until after it has been tried. R5664:2
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| 18 A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend. |
Becometh surety – By endorsing notes or going on a bond. F568
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| 19 Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction. |
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| 20 The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil. |
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| 21 Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not. |
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| 22 A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone. |
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| 23 A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment. |
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| 24 The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool at the end of the earth. |
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| 25 A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him. |
A foolish son – As was Absalom. R3267:3, R3268:5
In training their children, parents are laying out for themselves either joys or sorrows for the future. R3268:5
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| 26 Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness. |
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| 27 One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding. |
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| 28 Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent! |
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