CHAPTER XVII

Contentment. The wise servant. The Lord tries the heart.

Children a crown to their parents. We should hide our

neighbour's faults. The poor should not be despised.

Litigations and quarrels to be avoided. Wealth is useless to

a fool. The good friend. A fool may pass for a wise man when

he holds his peace.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVII

Verse Proverbs 17:1. Better is a dry morsel] Peace and contentment, and especially domestic peace, are beyond all other blessings.

A house full of sacrifices] A Hindoo priest, who officiates at a festival, sometimes receives so many offerings that his house is filled with them, so that many of them are damaged before they can be used.-Ward.

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