Bible in Basic English
"A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end."
— Proverbs 19:13, Bible in Basic English
Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.
Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.