- 1. Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
- 2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
- 3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
- 4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
- 5. Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
- 6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
- 7. The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
- 8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
- 9. Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
- 10. Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
- 11. My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
- 12. A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
- 13. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
- 14. He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
- 15. A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
- 16. He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
- 17. Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- 18. Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
- 19. As in water face [answereth] to face, So the heart of man to man.
- 20. Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
- 21. The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.
- 22. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
- 23. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:
- 24. For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
- 25. The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
- 26. The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
- 27. And [there will be] goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
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