1. Better is a dry piece of bread and rest with it, Than a house filled with the offerings of strife.
2. A wise servant rules over a son who causes shame, And shares an inheritance among the brothers.
3. A refining pot is for silver and a furnace for gold, But יהוה tries the hearts.
4. An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips; A liar gives ear to a tongue of desire.
5. He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity does not go unpunished.
6. Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the adornment of children is their fathers.
7. Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less lying lips for a noble.
8. A bribe is a stone of favour in the eyes of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
9. He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
10. Reproof enters deeper into a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.
11. An evil one seeks only rebellion, So a cruel messenger is sent against him.
12. Let a bereaved bear meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.