1. Better a dry crust eaten in peacethan a house filled with feasting—and conflict.
2. A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful sonand will share the inheritance of the master’s children.
3. Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,but the lord tests the heart.
4. Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;liars pay close attention to slander.
5. Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.