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Proverbs 17:1-3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

17 Better is a dry morsel with quiet
    than a house full of feasting with strife.(A)
2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully
    and will share the inheritance as one of the family.(B)
3 The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
    but the Lord tests the heart.(C)

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