How we cite our quotes: (Chapter:Verse)
Quote #7
Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. (NRSV 17:1)
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. (KJV 17:1)
It's better to have a peaceful life without having too much stuff, than to have the reverse—too much stuff, and no peace.
Quote #8
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it; wherever they turn they prosper. (NRSV 17:8)
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. (KJV 17:8)
This is a surprisingly pro-bribe quote. Bribes work! Or, you could go with the King James Version and call them "gifts."