1. Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.
2. A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.
3. As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
4. The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.
5. He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished.
6. Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
7. Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.
8. The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.
9. He that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.
10. A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
11. An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him.
12. It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.
13. He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.