1 D o not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

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

3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

4 W rath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?

5 B etter is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.

6 F aithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

7 A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.

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

9 O il and perfume make the heart glad, So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.

10 D o not forsake your own friend or your 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.

11 B e wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.

12 A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

13 T ake his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.

14 H e who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him.

15 A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;

16 H e who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.

17 I ron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.

18 H e who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored.

19 A s in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.

20 S heol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

21 T he crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him.

22 T hough you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

23 K now well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;

24 F or riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

25 W hen the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

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

27 A nd there will be goats’ milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens.