1 Better|strong="H2896" is|strong="H2896" a|strong="H3068" dry|strong="H2720" morsel|strong="H6595", and|strong="H1004" quietness|strong="H7962" therewith,
2 A|strong="H3068" servant|strong="H5650" that|strong="H1121" dealeth wisely|strong="H7919" shall|strong="H1121" have|strong="H1121" rule|strong="H4910" over|strong="H4910" a|strong="H3068" son|strong="H1121" that|strong="H1121" causeth shame,
3 The|strong="H3068" refining|strong="H4715" pot|strong="H4715" is|strong="H3068" for|strong="H3068" silver|strong="H3701", and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" furnace|strong="H3564" for|strong="H3068" gold|strong="H2091";
4 An|strong="H5921" evildoer|strong="H7489" giveth|strong="H7489" heed|strong="H7181" to|strong="H5921" wicked|strong="H7489" lips|strong="H8193";
5 Whoso mocketh|strong="H3932" the|strong="H6213" poor|strong="H7326" reproacheth|strong="H2778" his|strong="H6213" Maker|strong="H6213";
6 Children|strong="H1121"’s children|strong="H1121" are|strong="H1121" the|strong="H1121" crown|strong="H5850" of|strong="H1121" old|strong="H1121" men|strong="H1121";
7 Excellent|strong="H3499" speech|strong="H8193" becometh|strong="H5000" not|strong="H3808" a|strong="H3068" fool|strong="H5036";
8 A|strong="H3068" bribe|strong="H7810" is|strong="H3605" as a|strong="H3068" precious|strong="H2580" stone in|strong="H7919" the|strong="H3605" eyes|strong="H5869" of|strong="H5869" him|strong="H3605" that|strong="H3605" hath|strong="H1167" it|strong="H6437";
9 He|strong="H1697" that|strong="H1697" covereth|strong="H3680" a|strong="H3068" transgression|strong="H6588" seeketh|strong="H1245" love;
10 A|strong="H3068" rebuke|strong="H1606" entereth|strong="H5181" deeper|strong="H5181" into one|strong="H3967" that hath understanding
11 An|strong="H7971" evil|strong="H7451" man|strong="H7451" seeketh|strong="H1245" only|strong="H1245" rebellion|strong="H4805";
12 Let a|strong="H3068" bear|strong="H1677" robbed|strong="H7909" of her|strong="H7909" whelps meet|strong="H6298" a|strong="H3068" man|strong="H3684",
13 Whoso rewardeth|strong="H7725" evil|strong="H7451" for|strong="H8478" good|strong="H2896",
14 The|strong="H6440" beginning|strong="H7225" of|strong="H6440" strife|strong="H7379" is|strong="H6440" as when one letteth out|strong="H6440" water|strong="H4325":
15 He|strong="H3068" that|strong="H3068" justifieth|strong="H6663" the|strong="H3068" wicked|strong="H7563", and|strong="H3068" he|strong="H3068" that|strong="H3068" condemneth|strong="H7561" the|strong="H3068" righteous|strong="H6662",
16 Wherefore|strong="H4100" is|strong="H2088" there|strong="H2088" a|strong="H3068" price|strong="H4242" in|strong="H3027" the|strong="H3027" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H3027" a|strong="H3068" fool|strong="H3684" to|strong="H3820" buy|strong="H7069" wisdom|strong="H2451",
17 A|strong="H3068" friend|strong="H7453" loveth at|strong="H3205" all|strong="H3605" times|strong="H6256";
18 A|strong="H3068" man|strong="H6440" void|strong="H2638" of|strong="H6440" understanding|strong="H3820" striketh|strong="H8628" hands|strong="H3709",
19 He loveth transgression|strong="H6588" that|strong="H1361" loveth strife|strong="H4683":
20 He|strong="H3808" that|strong="H5307" hath|strong="H3956" a|strong="H3068" wayward heart|strong="H3820" findeth|strong="H4672" no|strong="H3808" good|strong="H2896";
21 He|strong="H3808" that|strong="H3808" begetteth|strong="H3205" a|strong="H3068" fool|strong="H3684" doeth it to|strong="H3205" his|strong="H3808" sorrow|strong="H8424";
22 A|strong="H3068" cheerful|strong="H3190" heart|strong="H3820" is|strong="H3820" a|strong="H3068" good|strong="H3190" medicine|strong="H1456";
23 A|strong="H3068" wicked|strong="H7563" man|strong="H7563" receiveth|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3068" bribe|strong="H7810" out|strong="H5186" of|strong="H4941" the|strong="H3947" bosom|strong="H2436",
24 Wisdom|strong="H2451" is|strong="H2451" before|strong="H6440" the|strong="H6440" face|strong="H6440" of|strong="H6440" him|strong="H6440" that|strong="H5869" hath|strong="H5869" understanding|strong="H6440";
25 A|strong="H3068" foolish|strong="H3684" son|strong="H1121" is|strong="H1121" a|strong="H3068" grief|strong="H3708" to|strong="H3205" his|strong="H3205" father|strong="H3205",
26 Also|strong="H1571" to|strong="H5921" punish|strong="H6064" the|strong="H5921" righteous|strong="H6662" is|strong="H1571" not|strong="H3808" good|strong="H2896",
27 He|strong="H8394" that|strong="H3045" spareth|strong="H2820" his|strong="H3045" words hath|strong="H3045" knowledge|strong="H1847";
28 Even|strong="H1571" a|strong="H3068" fool, when|strong="H1571" he|strong="H2803" holdeth his|strong="H2803" peace|strong="H2790", is|strong="H1571" counted|strong="H2803" wise|strong="H2450";