1. Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife.
2. A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
3. The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
4. An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
5. Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
6. Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7. Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8. A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9. He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
10. A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11. An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13. Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14. The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.
15. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.