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17:1  Better is a dry morsel and tranquility with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.
17:2  A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
17:3  The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But Yahweh tests hearts.
17:4  An evildoer gives heed to lips of wickedness; A liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
17:5  He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at disaster will not go unpunished.
17:6  Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the beauty of sons is their fathers.
17:7  Excellent lips are not fitting for a wicked fool, Even less are lying lips for a noble man.
17:8  A bribe is a charm in the eyes of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
17:9  He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates close companions.
17:10  A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands Than a hundred blows into a fool.
17:11  A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
17:12  Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.
17:13  He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
17:14  The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
17:15  He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
17:16  Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom, When he has no heart of wisdom?
17:17  A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
17:18  A man lacking a heart of wisdom strikes his hands in pledge And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.
17:19  He who loves transgression loves quarreling; He who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.
17:20  He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who is perverted in his tongue falls into evil.
17:21  He who begets a fool does so to his grief, And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.
17:22  A glad heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
17:23  A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom To thrust aside the paths of justice.
17:24  Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
17:25  A foolish son is a vexation to his father And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
17:26  It is also not good to punish the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
17:27  He who holds back his words has knowledge, And he who has a cool spirit is a man of discernment.
17:28  Even an ignorant fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered understanding.