Catholic Public Domain Version
"It is better to be called to vegetables with charity, than to a fatted calf with hatred. "
— Proverbs 15:17, Catholic Public Domain Version
The heart of the wise seeks doctrine. And the mouth of the foolish feeds on ignorance.
All the days of the poor are evil. A secure mind is like a continual feast.
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures and dissatisfaction.
It is better to be called to vegetables with charity, than to a fatted calf with hatred.
A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.
The way of the slothful is like a hedge of thorns. The way of the just is without offense.
A wise son gladdens the father. But the foolish man despises his mother.