1 GLT Better{ is} a dry morsel and ease with it than a house full of sacrifices of quarreling. BSB BSB: Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
2 GLT A servant who has insight will rule over a son who acts shamefully and in the midst of brothers he will share an inheritance. BSB BSB: A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
3 GLT The smelting- pot{ is} for the silver and the furnace{ is} for the gold, and Yahweh tests hearts. BSB BSB: A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
4 GLT The evildoer listens attentively to the lips of iniquity; a liar listens to a tongue of destruction. BSB BSB: A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
5 GLT A mocker of one who is poor taunts his maker; one glad at calamity will not remain blameless. BSB BSB: He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
6 GLT The crown of old ones{ is} sons of sons, and the splendor of sons{ is} their fathers. BSB BSB: Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
7 GLT A lip of excess{ is} not suitable for a worthless one; how much less a lip of falsehood for a noble. BSB BSB: Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
8 GLT A stone of favor{ is} a bribe in the eyes of its owner; he succeeds to all that he turns. BSB BSB: A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.
9 GLT One who covers a transgression seeks love, but one who repeats a matter separates close friends. BSB BSB: Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
10 GLT A rebuke goes down into an understanding one more than to strike a stupid one a hundred{ times}. BSB BSB: A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
11 GLT An evil one seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. BSB BSB: An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 GLT Let a female bear robbed of offspring meet a man and not a stupid one in his folly! BSB BSB: It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
13 GLT One who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. BSB BSB: If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
14 GLT The beginning of a quarrel{ is} the releasing of water, so leave before the dispute breaks out. BSB BSB: To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
15 GLT One who declares the wicked one righteous and one who declares the righteous one wicked, even the two of them{ are} an abomination to Yahweh. BSB BSB: Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
16 GLT Why{ is} this: a payment{ is} in the hand of a stupid one to acquire wisdom but there is no heart? BSB BSB: Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
17 GLT At every time the friend loves, and a brother is born for distress. BSB BSB: A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 GLT A man lacking of heart{ is} one who clasps a palm, pledging a pledge before the face of his neighbor. BSB BSB: A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
19 GLT One who loves transgression loves contention; one who makes his doorway high seeks collapse. BSB BSB: He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
20 GLT One crooked of heart will not find goodness, and one who is turned away in his tongue will fall into evil. BSB BSB: The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
21 GLT One who begets a stupid one,{ it is} to grief for him, and the father of a worthless one will not rejoice. BSB BSB: A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
22 GLT A joyful heart will make healing good, but a broken spirit dries up bone. BSB BSB: A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23 GLT A wicked one takes a bribe from the bosom to bend the paths of justice. BSB BSB: A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24 GLT Wisdom{ is} with the face of an understanding one, but the eyes of a stupid one{ are} at the end of the earth. BSB BSB: Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25 GLT A stupid son{ is} a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him. BSB BSB: A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26 GLT Even to impose a fine to the righteous{ is} not good, to strike nobles{ is} against uprightness. BSB BSB: It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
27 GLT One who knows knowledge{ is} one who restrains his words, and a man of understanding{ is} cool of spirit. BSB BSB: A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
28 GLT Even a fool who keeps silent will be considered wise; one who shuts his lips has understanding. BSB BSB: Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
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