Proverbs - 17

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1.rz;ilNahL$ba tPLepiwe;j nfhOikahd gjhh;j;jq;fisg;ghh;f;fpYk;> mkhpf;ifNahNl rhg;gpLk; ntWk; Jzpf;ifNa eyk;.
 Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
2.Gj;jpAs;s Ntiyf;fhud; ,yr;irAz;lhf;Ffpw Gj;jpuid Mz;L> rNfhjuUf;Fs;s Rje;juj;jpy; gq;filthd;.
 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
3.nts;spiaf; FifAk;> nghd;idg; GlKk; Nrhjpf;Fk;@ ,Ujaq;fisr; Nrhjpf;fpwtNuh fh;j;jh;.
 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.
4.J\;ld; mf;fpuk cjLfs; nrhy;tij cw;Wf;Nfl;fpwhd;@ ngha;ad; NfLs;s ehTf;Fr; nrtpnfhLf;fpwhd;.
 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5.Vioiag; ghpahrk;gz;Zfpwtd; mtid cz;lhf;fpdtiu epe;jpf;fpwhd;@ Mgj;ijf;Fwpj;Jf; fspf;fpwtd; jz;lidf;Fj; jg;ghd;.
 Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
6.gps;isfspd; gps;isfs; KjpNahUf;Ff; fph;Plk;@ gps;isfspd; Nkd;ik mth;fs; gpjhf;fNs.
 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
7.Nkd;ikahditfisg; NgRk; cjL %lDf;Fj; jfhJ@ ngha; NgRk; cjL gpuGTf;F vt;tsNtDk; jfhJ.
 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
8.ghpjhdk; thq;Ffpwth;fspd; ghh;itf;F mJ ,uj;jpdk;NghypUf;Fk;@ mJ Nehf;Fk; jpirnay;yhk; fhhpak; tha;f;Fk;.
 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
9.Fw;wj;ij %Lfpwtd; rpNefj;ij ehLfpwhd;@ Nfl;lijr;nrhy;Yfpwtd; gpuhzrpNefpjiuAk; gphpj;JtpLfpwhd;.
 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
10.%lid E}wb mbg;gijg;ghh;f;fpYk;;> Gj;jpkhid thapdhy; fz;bg;gNj mjpfkha; ciwf;Fk;.
 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.
11.J\;ld; fyfj;ijNa NjLfpwhd;@ F&uJ}jd; mtDf;F tpNuhjkhf mDg;gg;gLthd;.
 An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12.jd; kjpNfl;by; jphpAk; kjpaPdDf;F vjph;g;gLtijg;ghh;f;fpYk;> Fl;bfisg; gwpnfhLj;j fubf;F vjph;g;gLtJ thrp.
 Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
13.ed;ikf;Fj; jPiknra;fpwtd; vtNdh> mtd; tPl;iltpl;Lj; jPik ePq;fhJ.
 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
14.rz;ilapd; Muk;gk; kjifj;jpwe;JtpLfpwJNghypUf;Fk;@ Mjyhy; tpthjk; vOk;GKd; mij tpl;LtpL.
 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
15.Jd;khh;f;fid ePjpkhdhf;FfpwtDk;> ePjpkhidf; Fw;wthspahf;FfpwtDkhfpw ,t;tpUtUk; fh;;j;jUf;F mUtUg;ghdth;fs;.
 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
16.Qhdj;ijf; nfhs;Sk;gb %ld; ifapNy nuhf;fk; vd;dj;jpw;F? mjpd;Nky; mtDf;F kdkpy;iyNa.
 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
17.rpNefpjd; vy;yhf; fhyj;jpYk; rpNefpg;ghd;@ ,Lf;fzpy; cjtNt rNfhjud; gpwe;jpUf;fpwhd;.
 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18.Gj;jpaPdd; jd; rpNefpjDf;F Kd;ghff; ifabj;Jf;nfhLj;Jg; gpizg;gLfpwhd;.
 One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
19.thJg;gphpad; ghjfg;gphpad;@ jd; thriy cah;j;jpf; fl;Lfpwtd; mopit ehLfpwhd;.
 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
20.khWghlhd ,UjaKs;std; ed;ikiaf; fz;liltjpy;iy@ Gul;L ehTs;std; jPikapy; tpOthd;.
 A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
21.%lGj;jpuidg; ngWfpwtd; jdf;Fr; rQ;ryKz;lhf mtidg; ngWfpwhd;;;;@ kjpaPdDila jfg;gDf;F kfpo;r;rpapy;iy.
 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
22.kdkfpo;r;rp ey;y xs\jk;@ Kwpe;j MtpNah vYk;Gfis cyug;gz;Zk;.
 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23.Jd;khh;f;fd;> ePjpapd; topiag; Gul;l> kbapYs;s ghpjhdj;ij thq;Ffpwhd;.
 The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
24.Qhdk; Gj;jpkhDf;F Kd;ghf ,Uf;Fk;@ %lDila fz;fNsh G+kpapd; filahe;juq;fspy; nry;Yk;.
 The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25.%lGj;jpud; jd; gpjhTf;Fr; rypg;Gk;> jd;idg; ngw;wth;fSf;Ff; frg;Gkhdtd;.
 A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26.ePjpkhidj; jz;lk;gpbf;fpwJk;> epahaQ;nra;fpwtidg; gpuGf;fs; mbf;fpwJk; jFjpay;y.
 To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27.mwpthsp jd; thh;j;ijfis mlf;Ffpwhd;@ tpNtfp Fsph;e;j kdKs;std;.
 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28.NgrhjpUe;jhy; %lDk; Qhdthd; vd;W vz;zg;gLthd;@ jd; cjLfis %Lfpwtd; Gj;jpkhd; vd;W vz;zg;gLthd;.
 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

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