1<\/sup>Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.<\/span> <\/p>\n 10<\/sup>A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.<\/span> <\/p>\n 11<\/sup>An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him.<\/span> <\/p>\n 12<\/sup>It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.<\/span> <\/p>\n 13<\/sup>He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.<\/span> <\/p>\n 14<\/sup>The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.<\/span> <\/p>\n 15<\/sup>He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God.<\/span> <\/p>\n 16<\/sup>What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.<\/span> <\/p>\n 17<\/sup>He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress.<\/span> <\/p>\n 18<\/sup>A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.<\/span> <\/p>\n 19<\/sup>He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.<\/span> <\/p>\n 20<\/sup>He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.<\/span> <\/p>\n 21<\/sup>A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.<\/span> <\/p>\n 22<\/sup>A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.<\/span> <\/p>\n 23<\/sup>The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.<\/span> <\/p>\n 24<\/sup>Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.<\/span> <\/p>\n 25<\/sup>A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.<\/span> <\/p>\n 26<\/sup>It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right.<\/span> <\/p>\n 27<\/sup>He that setteth bounds to his words. is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit.<\/span> <\/p>\n 28<\/sup>Even a fool, if he will hold his peace shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.<\/span> <\/p>\n