Proverbs 16:31-17:6

English Standard Version

^31 (A)Gray hair is ^(B)a crown of glory;
    it ^(C)is gained in a righteous life.
^32 (D)Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
    and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
^33 (E)The lot is cast into the lap,
    but its every decision is ^(F)from the Lord.
17 ^(G)Better is a dry morsel with quiet
    than a house full of feasting^[a] with strife.
² A servant who deals wisely will rule over ^(H)a son who acts shamefully
    and ^(I)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
^3 (J)The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    ^(K)and the Lord tests hearts.
⁴ An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
    and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
⁵ Whoever mocks the poor ^(L)insults his Maker;
    he who is ^(M)glad at calamity will not go ^(N)unpunished.
^6 (O)Grandchildren are ^(P)the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of children is their fathers.