2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD tries the hearts.
4 A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.
7 Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8 A bribe is as a magic stone in the eyes of him that gives it: wherever he turns, he prospers.