1	Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. [sacrifices: or, good cheer]
			2	A wise# servant shall have rule# over a son that causeth shame# , and shall have part# of the inheritance among the brethren.
			3	The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth# the hearts.
			4	A wicked doer# giveth heed# to false lips; and a liar giveth ear# to a naughty tongue.
			5	Whoso mocketh# the poor# reproacheth# his Maker# : and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished# . [unpunished: Heb. held innocent]
			6	Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
			7	Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. [Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency] [lying...: Heb. a lip of lying]
			8	A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth# , it prospereth# . [a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace]
			9	He that covereth# a transgression seeketh# love; but he that repeateth# a matter separateth# very friends. [seeketh: or, procureth]
			10	A reproof entereth# more into a wise man# than an hundred stripes# into a fool. [entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times]
			11	An evil man seeketh# only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent# against him.
			12	Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet# a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
			13	Whoso rewardeth# evil for good, evil shall not depart# # # # from his house.
			14	The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out# water: therefore leave off# contention, before it be meddled# with.
			15	He that justifieth# the wicked, and he that condemneth# the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
			16	Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get# wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it ?
			17	A friend loveth# at all times, and a brother is born# for adversity.
			18	A man void of understanding striketh# hands, and becometh# surety in the presence of his friend. [understanding: Heb. heart]
			19	He loveth# transgression that loveth# strife: and he that exalteth# his gate seeketh# destruction.
			20	He that hath a froward heart findeth# no good: and he that hath a perverse# tongue falleth# into mischief. [He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart]
			21	He that begetteth# a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy# .
			22	A merry heart doeth good# like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth# the bones. [like: or, to]
			23	A wicked man taketh# a gift out of the bosom to pervert# the ways of judgment.
			24	Wisdom is before him that hath understanding# # ; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
			25	A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare# him.
			26	Also to punish# the just is not good, nor to strike# princes for equity.
			27	He that hath# knowledge spareth# his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent# # spirit. [an...: or, a cool]
			28	Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace# , is counted# wise: and he that shutteth# his lips is esteemed a man of understanding# .