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17 (A)Better is a dry morsel and tranquility with it
Than a house full of [a]feasting with strife.
A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
The (B)refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But (C)Yahweh tests hearts.

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  1. Proverbs 17:1 Lit sacrifices of strife