17 Better is a dry morsel with quietness,
    than a house full of feasting with strife.
² A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame,
    and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
³ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold,
    but Yahweh tests the hearts.
⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips.
    A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker.
    He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men;
    the glory of children are their parents.
⁷ Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool,
    much less do lying lips fit a prince.
⁸ A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
    wherever he turns, he prospers.
⁹ He who covers an offense promotes love;
    but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
¹⁰ A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding
    than a hundred lashes into a fool.
¹¹ An evil man seeks only rebellion;
    therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
¹² Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man,
    rather than a fool in his folly.
¹³ Whoever rewards evil for good,
    evil shall not depart from his house.
¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam,
    therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
¹⁵ He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous,
    both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
¹⁶ Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
    since he has no understanding?
¹⁷ A friend loves at all times;
    and a brother is born for adversity.
¹⁸ A man void of understanding strikes hands,
    and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
¹⁹ He who loves disobedience loves strife.
    One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
²⁰ One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity,
    and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
²¹ He who becomes the father of a fool grieves.
    The father of a fool has no joy.
²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine,
    but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
²³ A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,
    to pervert the ways of justice.
²⁴ Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding,
    but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
²⁵ A foolish son brings grief to his father,
    and bitterness to her who bore him.
²⁶ Also to punish the righteous is not good,
    nor to flog officials for their integrity.
²⁷ He who spares his words has knowledge.
    He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
²⁸ Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.
    When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.