Proverbs

⁸A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. ⁹He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends. ¹⁰A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding than an hundred stripes into a fool. ¹¹An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. ¹²Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. ¹³Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. ¹⁴The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.