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\c 17
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\v 1 It is better to eat a dry piece of bread and not have strife
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\q2 than to live in a house where quarreling is as regular as feasting.
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\v 2 A slave who acts wisely will rule over the son of his master
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\q2 if that son does shameful things.
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\q2 That slave will receive a share of the inheritance and will be treated like one of his master's sons.
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\v 3 Silver is put into the crucible to be refined, and gold is put into the furnace to be made pure,
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\q2 but it is Yahweh who makes people pure.
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\v 4 Those who do what is evil pay attention to the person who talks in wicked ways,
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\q2 and those who tell lies listen to those who speak in order to make trouble.
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\v 5 The one who makes fun of those who are poor insults Yahweh who made him;
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\q2 Yahweh will punish those who are happy when someone else has troubles.
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\v 6 Grandchildren bring honor and respect to the aged,
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\q2 and parents bring honor to their children.
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\v 7 A fool is not able to give an eloquent speech;
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\q2 even more is it wrong to lie to someone with a royal title.
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\v 8 A bribe works like magic for the one who is giving the bribe;
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\q2 everything he tries to do by giving bribes succeeds.
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\v 9 You must learn not to be offended by the one you love,
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\q2 but if you bring up something to your friend that hurt you, and you do it over and over,
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\q2 that will pull the best of friends apart.
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\v 10 A rebuke to someone with understanding goes deeper into him
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\q2 than trying to teach a fool by hitting him a hundred times with a stick.
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\v 11 An evil person is only interested in disobeying the rules;
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\q2 he deserves a messenger who will be cruel to him.
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\v 12 You would be better off meeting a mother bear who had been robbed of her cubs
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\q2 than to meet a fool who is being foolish.
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\v 13 If someone gives back evil for the good that was given to him,
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\q2 evil will stay in his family.
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\v 14 Starting a quarrel is like pumping water and letting it run everywhere;
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\q2 it is much better to walk away before it starts.
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\v 15 When a court sets the wicked free and condemns those who do what is right,
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\q2 Yahweh hates both of these actions.
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\v 16 There is no benefit for a fool when he pays money to learn about wisdom;
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\q2 no matter how much he tries, he will not be able to learn about wisdom.
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\v 17 A friend loves you all the time,
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\q2 and when you are in trouble, there is no one better than a brother to help you.
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\v 18 One having no good judgment will make a contract he cannot pay,
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\q2 and he will even may a promise to pay the money his neighbor owes.
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\v 19 The one who loves to have arguments, that person also loves the sin that lies behind the conflict;
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\q2 one thing leads to another: the one who makes the threshold of his door too high, it is sure to make someone break the bones in his foot.
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\v 20 A person who is dishonest because of what is within him, he will never find what is good,
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\q2 and the one who tells lies will fall into trouble.
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\v 21 The father who has a fool brings sadness into his life;
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\q2 the father of a fool cannot live a happy life.
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\v 22 Being cheerful is like medicine that makes you feel better,
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\q2 but when you are crushed by sadness, it is as if every bone within you could break with only a touch.
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\v 23 A wicked person accepts a bribe in such a way as no one could see him,
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\q2 so the bribe would change the verdict in his favor.
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\v 24 The one who has begun to understand, he knows that he must also now go after wisdom.
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\q2 However, the foolish person has bold plans and impossible dreams,
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\q2 and he looks for them no matter how far away they may be.
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\v 25 A foolish child brings a father great sadness,
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\q2 and regret to the mother who gave birth to him.
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\v 26 It cannot be good to punish someone who does what is right,
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\q2 and if a good man with moral character is punished by the law, this can never be good.
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\v 27 The one who has learned knowledge, learned to speak well using few words,
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\q2 and the one who has understanding, does not lose his temper.
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\v 28 When a fool keeps silent, some may think he is very wise;
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\q2 when he keeps his mouth shut, even a fool looks intelligent.
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