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17:1  Better a dry piece of bread with calm than a house full of food but also full of strife.
17:2  An intelligent slave will rule a shameful son and share the inheritance with the brothers.
17:3  The crucible [tests] silver, and the furnace [tests] gold, but the one who tests hearts is Adonai.
17:4  An evildoer heeds wicked lips; a liar listens to destructive talk.
17:5  He who mocks the poor insults his maker; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
17:6  Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, while the glory of children is their ancestors.
17:7  Fine speech is unbecoming to a boor, and even less lying lips to a leader.
17:8  A bribe works like a charm, in the view of him who gives it — wherever it turns, it succeeds.
17:9  He who conceals an offense promotes love, but he who harps on it can separate even close friends.
17:10  A rebuke makes more impression on a person of understanding than a hundred blows on a fool.
17:11  An evil person seeks only rebellion, but a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
17:12  Rather meet a bear robbed of its cubs than encounter a fool in his folly.
17:13  Evil will not depart from the house of him who returns evil for good.
17:14  Starting a fight is like letting water through [a dike] — better stop the quarrel before it gets worse.
17:15  He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous — both alike are an abomination to Adonai.
17:16  Why would a fool wish to pay for wisdom when he has no desire to learn?
17:17  A friend shows his friendship at all times — it is for adversity that [such] a brother is born.
17:18  He who gives his hand to guarantee a loan for his neighbor lacks good sense.
17:19  Those who love quarreling love giving offense; those who make their gates tall are courting disaster.
17:20  A crooked-hearted person will find nothing good, and the perverse of speech will end in calamity.
17:21  He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a boor has no joy.
17:22  A happy heart is good medicine, but low spirits sap one’s strength.
17:23  From under a cloak a bad man takes a bribe to pervert the course of justice.
17:24  The discerning person focuses on wisdom there before him, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
17:25  A son who is a fool means anger for his father and bitterness for the mother who gave him birth.
17:26  To punish the innocent is not right, likewise to flog noble people for their uprightness.
17:27  A knowledgeable person controls his tongue; a discerning person controls his temper.
17:28  Even a fool, if he stays silent, is thought wise; he who keeps his mouth shut can pass for smart.