And all his brothers and sisters heard all that had happened to him, and they came to him, and so did all that had known him from the first; and they ate and drank with him, and comforted him, and wondered at all that the Lord had brought upon him: and each one gave him a lamb, and four drachmas of gold, even of unstamped [gold].

Hear, my son, the instruction of your father, and reject not the rules of your mother.

For you shall receive a crown of grace for your head, and a chain of gold around your neck.

Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

A fool scorns his father's instruction, but he that keeps his commandments is more prudent. In abounding righteousness is great strength, but the ungodly shall utterly perish from the earth.

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He that rejects instruction hates himself, but he who heeds rebuke loves his soul.

Open reproofs are better than secret love.

The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.

then this shall not be an abomination and offense to my lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have avenged himself. And so may the Lord do good to my lord, and you shall remember your maidservant, to do her good.

And blessed be your conduct, and blessed are you, who has hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself.

The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.