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Proverbs 17:1

New American Bible - revised edition

Better a dry crust with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

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Better the meagerness of the righteous one than the plenty of the wicked.

Better a little with fear of the Lord than a great fortune with anxiety.

Better a dish of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.

Better a little with justice, than a large income with injustice.

A wise servant will rule over an unworthy son, and will share the inheritance of the children.

It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome wife and trouble.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than in a mansion with a quarrelsome woman.

“I owed peace offerings, and today I have fulfilled my vows;