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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Dry crumbs in peace are better than a full meal with strife. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among brothers. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold— but the LORD assays hearts. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Whoever practices evil pays attention to wicked speech, and the liar listens to malicious talk. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker, and whoever is happy about disaster will not go unpunished. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the pride of children is their parents. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince! |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8A bribe works wonders in the eyes of its giver; wherever he turns he prospers. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding than a hundred lashes to a fool. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11A rebellious person seeks evil; a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Starting a quarrel is like spilling water— so drop the dispute before it escalates. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Exonerating the wicked and condemning the righteous are both detestable to the LORD. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom, but is senseless? |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18A man who lacks sense cosigns a loan, becoming a guarantor for his neighbor. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19The person who loves transgression loves strife; the person who builds a high gate invites destruction. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow— the father of a fool has no joy. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit drains one's strength. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23The wicked man takes a bribe in secret in order to pervert the course of justice. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective, but a fool looks only to earthly goals. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Furthermore, it isn't good to fine the righteous, or to beat an official because of his uprightness. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Whoever controls what he says is knowledgeable; anyone who has a calm spirit is a man of understanding. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent; he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut. |
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