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17:1  Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
17:2  A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
17:3  The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.
17:4  An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
17:5  Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
17:6  Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
17:7  Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
17:8  A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
17:9  Whoever covers an offence seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
17:10  A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
17:11  An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
17:12  Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
17:13  If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
17:14  The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
17:15  He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
17:16  Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
17:17  A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
17:18  One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbour.
17:19  Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
17:20  A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
17:21  He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
17:22  A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
17:23  The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
17:24  The discerning sets his face towards wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
17:25  A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
17:26  To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
17:27  Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
17:28  Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.