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1Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. | 1Dry crumbs in peace are better than a full meal with strife. |
2A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. | 2A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among brothers. |
3The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts. | 3The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold— but the LORD assays hearts. |
4An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. | 4Whoever practices evil pays attention to wicked speech, and the liar listens to malicious talk. |
5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. | 5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker, and whoever is happy about disaster will not go unpunished. |
6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. | 6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the pride of children is their parents. |
7Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. | 7Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince! |
8A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers. | 8A bribe works wonders in the eyes of its giver; wherever he turns he prospers. |
9Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. | 9Anyone who overlooks an offense promotes love, but someone who gossips separates close friends. |
10A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool. | 10A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding than a hundred lashes to a fool. |
11An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. | 11A rebellious person seeks evil; a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him. |
12Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly. | 12It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity. |
13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. | 13The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home. |
14The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out. | 14Starting a quarrel is like spilling water— so drop the dispute before it escalates. |
15He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD. | 15Exonerating the wicked and condemning the righteous are both detestable to the LORD. |
16Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense? | 16What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom, but is senseless? |
17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. | 17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble. |
18One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor. | 18A man who lacks sense cosigns a loan, becoming a guarantor for his neighbor. |
19Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. | 19The person who loves transgression loves strife; the person who builds a high gate invites destruction. |
20A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. | 20The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble. |
21He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy. | 21The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow— the father of a fool has no joy. |
22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. | 22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit drains one's strength. |
23The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice. | 23The wicked man takes a bribe in secret in order to pervert the course of justice. |
24The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. | 24A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective, but a fool looks only to earthly goals. |
25A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him. | 25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother. |
26To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness. | 26Furthermore, it isn't good to fine the righteous, or to beat an official because of his uprightness. |
27Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. | 27Whoever controls what he says is knowledgeable; anyone who has a calm spirit is a man of understanding. |
28Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. | 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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