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17 Better is a dry morsel with quiet
than a house full of feasting with strife.
A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
    and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    and the Lord tries hearts.

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