1It is better to eat a dry piece of bread and not have strife/quarrels
2A slave who acts wisely will some day be the boss of his master’s disgraceful son
3Workers put silver and gold in a very hot furnace to burn out what is impure,
4Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say [MTY] what is evil,
5Those who make fun of poor people insult God, the one who made the poor people,
6Old people are usually proud of [MET] their grandchildren,
7Fine/Eloquent speech is not suitable for foolish people to say,
8People think that a bribe is like a magic stone to persuade someone to do what they want him to do;
9If you want people to like/love you, forgive them for the wrong things that they do to you.
10Rebuking people who have good sense will accomplish more for them
11Because wicked people are always trying to cause trouble,
12A mother bear whose cubs have been taken away from her is dangerous,
13If someone does something evil in return for something good being done to him,
14Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam;
15There are two things that Yahweh hates:
16It is useless to allow foolish people [RHQ] to try to become wise by paying for it,
17Friends love others all the time,
18If someone borrows money from another person, it is foolish for you to promise [IDM] that you will pay the money back
19Those who like to sin also like to cause strife/trouble;
20Those who ◄have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things► will not prosper,
21Children who are foolish soon cause their parents to be very sad;
22Being cheerful is like swallowing good medicine;
23Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly,
24Those who have good sense determine to do what is wise,
25Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad
26It is not right to force someone who has done nothing wrong to pay a fine;
27Those who have good sense do not talk a lot,
28People may think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise;