1 D o not boast of tomorrow, for you know not what a day may bring forth.

2 L et another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

3 S tone is heavy and sand weighty, but a fool’s wrath is heavier and more intolerable than both of them.

4 W rath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood, but who is able to stand before jealousy?

5 O pen rebuke is better than love that is hidden.

6 F aithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are lavish and deceitful.

7 H e who is satiated loathes and treads underfoot a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

8 L ike a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who strays from his home.

9 O il and perfume rejoice the heart; so does the sweetness of a friend’s counsel that comes from the heart.

10 Y our own friend and your father’s friend, forsake them not; neither go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far off.

11 M y son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.

12 A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.

13 T ake the garment of one who is security for a stranger; and hold him in pledge when he is security for foreigners.

14 T he flatterer who loudly praises and glorifies his neighbor, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted as cursing him.

15 A continual dripping on a day of violent showers and a contentious woman are alike;

16 W hoever attempts to restrain might as well try to stop the wind—his right hand encounters oil.

17 I ron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

18 W hoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit; so he who patiently and faithfully guards and heeds his master shall be honored.

19 A s in water face answers to and reflects face, so the heart of man to man.

20 S heol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the place of destruction) are never satisfied; so the eyes of man is never satisfied.

21 A s the refining pot for silver and the furnace for gold, so let a man be in his trial of praise.

22 E ven though like grain you should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

23 B e diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds;

24 F or riches are not forever; does a crown endure to all generations?

25 W hen the hay is gone, the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountain are gathered in,

26 T he lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats the price of a field.

27 A nd there will be goats’ milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance of your maids.