1. Better is dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
2. A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance with the brothers.
3. A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold, but Adonai tests the heart.
4. An evildoer listens to wicked lips; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.
5. Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker. Whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
6. Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly and the glory of children is their parents.
7. Arrogant lips are not fitting for a fool, much less lying lips for a ruler.
8. A bribe is a charm in the eyes of its owner. Wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9. Whoever covers up an offense seeks love. Whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
10. A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred lashes on a fool.
11. An evil man seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12. Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to deal with a fool in his folly.
13. Whoever rewards evil for good— evil will never leave his house.
14. The beginning of strife is like letting out water— so stop a quarrel before it breaks out.