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.
5 Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he that is glad regarding the calamity of someone else shall not go unpunished.
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the honour of the children are their fathers.
7 Excellent speech is not suitable for a fool: much less lying lips for a prince!