1Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices. 2A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance. 3Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh. 4Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip,Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying tongue. 5He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent. 6The crown of old men, consists of childrens children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers. 7Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood. 8A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity. 9He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends. 10A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard! 11Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him. 12Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly! 13He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 14A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention. 15He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both. 16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom. 17At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born. 18A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour. 19A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm. 20The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness. 21He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice. 22A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure,but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone. 23A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice. 24Before the face of the discerning, is wisdom, but, the eyes of a dullard, are in the ends of the earth. 25A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him. 26Surely, to chastise the righteous, is not good, to smite the noble-minded for equity. 27Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence. 28Even a fool, holding his peace, is accounted, wise,He that closeth his lips,