Proverbs

A ruler can be persuaded through patience. A gentle tongue can break a bone.

The man that boasts that he has a gift that does not exist is like clouds and wind without rain.

A faithful messenger is as the cold of snow in the time of harvest to those that send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Wise correction to a receptive ear is like a golden earring, or other ornament of fine gold

A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples on a silver tray.

Make your case with your opponent without revealing another’s secret:                                 Otherwise the one that …

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Don’t promote yourself before the king, or stand in the place of the great: For it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here.” than for him …

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Take the impurities from silver and you have a metal suitable for the silver smith: Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

As the heaven is high and the earth is deep, so are the hearts of kings unsearchable.