aDo not boast about tomorrow
, For you bdo not know
what
a day
may bring
forth
.
Let aanother praise
you, and not your own mouth
; A stranger
, and not your own lips
.
A stone is heavy
and the sand
weighty
, But the provocation
of a fool
is heavier
than
both
of them.
Wrath is fierce
and anger
is a flood
, But awho
can stand
before
jealousy
?
Better is aopen
rebuke
Than
love
that is concealed
.
Faithful are the awounds
of a friend
, But 1deceitful
are the bkisses
of an enemy
.
A sated 1man
2loathes
honey
, But to a famished
1man
any
bitter
thing
is sweet
.
Like a abird that wanders
from her nest
, So
is a man
who bwanders
from his 1home
.
aOil and perfume
make
the heart
glad
, So a 1man's
counsel
is sweet
to his friend
.
Do not forsake your own afriend
or byour father's
friend
, And do not go
to your brother's
house
in the day
of your calamity
; Better
is a neighbor
who is near
than
a brother
far
away.
aBe wise, my son
, and make
my heart
glad
, That I may breply
to him who reproaches
me.
A prudent man
sees
evil
and hides
himself, The 1naive
proceed
and pay
the penalty
.
aTake his garment
when
he becomes
surety
for a stranger
; And for an 1adulterous
woman
hold
him in pledge
.
aHe who blesses his friend
with a loud
voice
early
in the morning
, It will be reckoned
a curse
to him.
A aconstant dripping
on a day
of steady
rain
And a contentious
woman
are alike
;
He who would 1restrain her 1restrains
the wind
, And 2grasps
oil
with his right
hand
.
Iron sharpens
iron
, So one man
sharpens
another
.
He who tends the afig
tree
will eat
its fruit
, And he who bcares
for his master
will be honored
.
As in water face
reflects face
, So
the heart
of man
reflects man
.
1 aSheol and 2Abaddon
are bnever
satisfied
, Nor
are the ceyes
of man
ever satisfied
.
The acrucible is for silver
and the furnace
for gold
, And each
bis tested by the praise
accorded
him.
Though you apound
a fool
in a mortar
with a pestle
along
with crushed
grain
, Yet his foolishness
will not depart
from him.
aKnow well
the 1condition
of your flocks
, And pay
attention
to your herds
;
For riches are not forever
, Nor
does a acrown
endure to all
generations
.
When the grass disappears
, the new
growth
is seen
, And the herbs
of the mountains
are agathered
in,
The lambs will be for your clothing
, And the goats
will bring the price
of a field
,
And there will be goats' milk
enough
for your food
, For the food
of your household
, And sustenance
for your maidens
.