Proverbs 16:30–17:6

30  Whoever winks his eyes plans5 edishonest things;

he who fpurses his lips brings evil to pass.

31  gGray hair is ha crown of glory;

it iis gained in a righteous life.

32  jWhoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,

and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

33  kThe lot is cast into the lap,

but its every decision is lfrom the Lord.

17 mBetter is a dry morsel with quiet

than a house full of feasting1 with strife.

2  A servant who deals wisely will rule over na son who acts shamefully

and owill share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

3  pThe crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,

qand the Lord tests hearts.

4  An evildoer listens to wicked lips,

and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

5  Whoever mocks the poor rinsults his Maker;

he who is sglad at calamity will not go tunpunished.

6  uGrandchildren are vthe crown of the aged,

and the glory of children is their fathers.