Mashaym (Proverbs) — 17

1 Better a dry morsel eaten in Shalum than a house filled with feasting and conflict.

2 A wise servant will rule over the master’s shameful son and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.

3 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH tests the heart.

4 Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip; liars pay close attention to slander.

5 Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.

6 Grandchildren are the crowning Kabad of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.

7 Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.

8 A present is a prescious stone; whoever gives one will prosper!

9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.

10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.

11 Evil people are eager for rebellion, but they will be severely punished.

12 It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

13 If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house.

14 Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.

15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent, both are detestable to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.

16 It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.

17 A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.

18 It is poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt or put up security for a friend.

19 Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin;    anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.

20 The crooked heart will not prosper; the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.

21 It is painful to be the parent of a fool; there is no joy for the father of a rebel.

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

23 The wicked take secret bribes to pervert the course of justice.

24 Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the Arath.

25 Foolish children bring grief to their father and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.

26 It is wrong to punish the righteous for being good or to flog leaders for being honest.

27 A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered.

28 Even fools are counted to be wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.