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17:1  A dry piece of food with peace and quiet is better than a house full of food with fighting.
17:2  A servant who is wise in what he does will rule over a son who acts in shame. He will share in what is given as one of the brothers.
17:3  The melting-pot is for silver and the hot fire is for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.
17:4  A wrong-doer listens to sinful lips. A liar listens to a tongue that destroys.
17:5  He who laughs at the poor brings shame to his Maker. He who is glad at trouble will be punished.
17:6  Grandchildren are the pride and joy of old men and a son is proud of his father.
17:7  Fine speaking is not right for a fool. Even worse are lying lips to a ruler.
17:8  Being paid in secret for wrong-doing is like a stone of much worth to the one who has it. Wherever he turns, he does well.
17:9  He who covers a sin looks for love. He who tells of trouble separates good friends.
17:10  A man of understanding learns more from being told the right thing to do than a fool learns from being beaten a hundred times.
17:11  A man who will not obey looks only for what is bad. So one who has no loving-pity will be sent against him.
17:12  A man meeting a bear robbed of her little ones is better than meeting a fool in his foolish way.
17:13  If a man returns bad for good, trouble will not leave his house.
17:14  The beginning of trouble is like letting out water. So stop arguing before fighting breaks out.
17:15  He who says that the sinful are right, and he who says those who do right are wrong, both are hated by the Lord.
17:16  It does a fool no good to try to buy wisdom, when he has no understanding.
17:17  A friend loves at all times. A brother is born to share troubles.
17:18  A man without good thinking makes promises, and becomes a trust for what another man owes his neighbor.
17:19  He who loves sin loves making trouble. He who opens his door wide for trouble is looking for a way to be destroyed.
17:20  He who has a sinful heart finds no good. He who has a sinful tongue falls into sin.
17:21  A foolish son is a sorrow to his father, and the father of a fool has no joy.
17:22  A glad heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
17:23  A sinful man receives pay in secret to change the right way into wrong-doing.
17:24  Wisdom is with the one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
17:25  A foolish son is a sorrow to his father, and trouble to her who gave birth to him.
17:26  It is not good to punish those who are right with God, and it is wrong to beat men of honor for being faithful.
17:27  He who is careful in what he says has much learning, and he who has a quiet spirit is a man of understanding.
17:28  Even a fool, when he keeps quiet, is thought to be wise. When he closes his lips, he is thought of as a man of understanding.