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| 1 Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices. |
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| 2 A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance. |
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| 3 Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh. |
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| 4 Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip,–Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying tongue. |
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| 5 He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent. |
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| 6 The crown of old men, consists of children's children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers. |
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| 7 Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood. |
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| 8 A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity. |
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| 9 He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends. |
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| 10 A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard! |
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| 11 Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.
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| 12 Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly! |
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| 13 He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
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| 14 A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention. |
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| 15 He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both. |
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 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom. |
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| 17 At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be 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 sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour. |
Becometh surety – By endorsing notes or going on a bond. F568
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| 19 A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm. |
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| 20 The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness. |
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| 21 He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice. |
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| 22 A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure,–but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone. |
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| 23 A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice. |
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| 24 Before the face of the discerning, is wisdom, but, the eyes of a dullard, are in the ends of the earth. |
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| 25 A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a 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 Surely, to chastise the righteous, is not good, to smite the noble-minded for equity. |
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| 27 Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence. |
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| 28 Even a fool, holding his peace, is accounted, wise,–He that closeth his lips, [is thought] to have understanding. |
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