1 B oast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.

2 L et another 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 them both.

4 F ury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

5 O pen rebuke is better than hidden love.

6 F aithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

7 T he full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

8 A s a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

9 O intment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is of hearty counsel.

10 T hine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

11 B e wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.

12 A prudent seeth the evil, hideth himself; the simple pass on, are punished.

13 T ake his garment that is become surety another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.

14 H e that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.

15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:

16 w hosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.

17 I ron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

18 W hoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.

19 A s water face to face, so the heart of man to man.

20 S heol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

21 T he fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.

22 I f thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.

23 B e well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:

24 f or wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown from generation to generation?

25 T he hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

26 T he lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;

27 a nd there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.