Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness

1Good a dry morsel and peace with it, above a house full of sacrifices of contention.

2An understanding servant shall rule a son causing shame, and shall divide the inheritance in the midst of the brethren.

3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold: and Jehovah tries hearts.

4He doing evil attends upon, lips of vanity; he lying feeds upon a tongue of mischief.

5He mocking to the poor one reproached him making him: and he rejoicing at misfortune shall not be unpunished.

6The crown of old men, sons' sons: and the glory of sons their fathers.

7The lip of excellence is not becoming to, the foolish one: much less the lip of falsehood to the noble one.

8The gift a stone of grace in the, eyes of him possessing it: to all which it shall turn it shall prosper.

9He covering transgression seeks love; and he perverting in the word, separates a, friend.

10A reproof will take hold upon, him understanding more than a hundred, blows the foolish.

11An evil one will seek only contradiction: and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

12A bereaved bear meeting with a, man, and not a fool in his folly.

13He turning back evil, instead of good, evil shall not move from his house.

14The causing water to break forth is the beginning of strife: cast off contention before being irritated.

15He justifying the unjust one and he condemning the just one, is an abomination to Jehovah, also they two.

16Wherefore this a price in the hand of the foolish one to obtain wisdom, and no heart?

17A friend loves in all time, and a brother shall be born for straits.

18A man wanting heart will strike the hand, pledging a pledge before his friend.

19He loving transgression loves contention: he lifting up his gate seeks breaking.

20The perverse of heart shall not find good: and he turning about with his tongue shall fall into evil.

21The foolish one was born for sorrow to himself, and the father of the foolish one shall not rejoice.

22A joyful heart shall make good healing: and a dejected spirit shall dry up the bones.

23The unjust one will take a gift from the bosom to turn, aside the paths of judgment.

24Wisdom, is with the face of him understanding, and the eyes of the foolish one are in the ends of the earth.

25A foolish son a grief to his father, and bitterness to her bringing him forth.

26Also punishing to the just one is not good, to strike nobles for uprightness.

27He withholding his words will shew knowledge: I man of understanding is a cool spirit.

28Also the foolish one being silent shall be thought wise: and he shutting his lips, understanding.