1. Better is a dry piece of bread and rest with it, Than a house filled with the offerings of strife.
2. A wise servant rules over a son who causes shame, And shares an inheritance among the brothers.
3. A refining pot is for silver and a furnace for gold, But יהוה tries the hearts.
4. An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips; A liar gives ear to a tongue of desire.
5. He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity does not go unpunished.