12:9 Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant,
than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.
17:12 It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs,
than to encounter a fool in his folly.
18:19 A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city,
and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.
18:24 A person who has friends may be harmed by them,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
19:1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
21:9 It is better to live on a corner of the housetop
than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.
25:7 for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”
than to put you lower before a prince,
whom your eyes have seen.
25:24 It is better to live on a corner of the housetop
than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.
27:3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
28:6 A poor person who walks in his integrity is better
than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.