1 Better is a dry morsel in peace than the house of contention full of sacrifices for a feast.
2 A prudent slave shall have rule over a son that causes shame and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tries the hearts.
4 An evil doer gives heed to false lips, and a liar gives ear to the tongue which curses.