Proverbs chapter 19

vs 11

Patience, especially in the face of something done against you - patience to the point of a gracious overlooking - is praiseworthy in God's sight. I wonder why? :P

vs 12

Remember of course that God is king, and he lives out these truths quite starkly.

vs 13

Family problems, eh? That's the picture of the classic dysfunctional family sitcom style, but and yet we wonder why it's so dysfunctional when it happens in real life homes. In case you're missing it, I'm saying yes, don't be foolish and frustrate your parents (frustrate them without being foolish) and yes, don't quarrel with your husband (although you'll still be annoying sometimes).

Men are obviously perfect, so no proverb is required about husbands. Except, you know, all of them.

vs 14

Inheriting wives from your parents would just be nasty. I can totally vouch for the fact that my wife came from God.

vs 15

It's true, even though it seems odd. Laziness does bring on sleep. It's not the most satisfying of sleeps though. And of course if you don't work, you don't eat - this biblical precept rears its head once more. And once more I point out that letting someone starve because of your right wing crazy ass-ness is also wrong.

vs 16

Think about that next time you buy something from Ikea and throw away the instructions. That piece of Ikea furniture could save your life some day.

vs 17

In other words, you'll receive back with interest. You know, there are whole books on this concept, that generosity in charity is a catalyst to wealth creation. Not that I've read any - I've never been a wealth creation kind of guy. Afraid I'll become my father, possibly.

vs 18

Indeed. Just read any transcription about a schoolyard stabbing and you'll know what this proverb means.

vs 19

Wait, what now? Let them suffer? Don't feed their inappropriate behaviour? Best of luck doing that in the world of PC bollocks.

vs 20

And in the during you'll probably still be counted among the wise, because I can tell you wisdom is not exactly flooding the market these days.