¹ Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. ² A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family. ³ The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart. ⁴ A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue. ⁵ Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished. ⁶ Children`s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. ⁷ Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler! ⁸ A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.