| 1절 | Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
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| 2절 | A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
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| 3절 | The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests the hearts.
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| 4절 | An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
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| 5절 | He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
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| 6절 | Children\'s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.
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| 7절 | Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.
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| 8절 | A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
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| 9절 | He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
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| 10절 | Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.
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| 11절 | An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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| 12절 | Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
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| 13절 | Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
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| 14절 | The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
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| 15절 | He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.
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| 16절 | Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it?
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| 17절 | A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
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| 18절 | A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, And becomes surety for his friend.
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| 19절 | He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
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| 20절 | He who has a deceitful heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
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| 21절 | He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
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| 22절 | A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.
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| 23절 | A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the back To pervert the ways of justice.
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| 24절 | Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
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| 25절 | A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
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| 26절 | Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.
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| 27절 | He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
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| 28절 | Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.
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