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A servant who deals wisely will rule over 1a son who acts shamefully and 2will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
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3The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, 4and the LORD tests hearts.
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An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
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Whoever mocks the poor 5insults his Maker; he who is 6glad at calamity will not go 7unpunished.
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8Grandchildren are 9the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
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Fine speech is not 10becoming to a fool; still less is 11false speech to a prince.
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12A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
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Whoever 13covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter 14separates close friends.
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A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
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An evil man seeks only rebellion, and 15a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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Let a man meet 16a she-bear robbed of her cubs 17rather than a fool in his folly.