^{1 Ref} Don't boast about tomorrow; For you don't know what a day may bring forth.

^{2 Ref} Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.

^{3 Ref} A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

^{4 Ref} Wrath is cruel, And anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

^{5 Ref} Better is open rebuke Than hidden love.

^{6 Ref} Faithful are the wounds of a friend; Although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

^{7 Ref} A full soul loathes a honeycomb; But to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

^{8 Ref} As a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.

^{9 Ref} Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; So does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

^{10 Ref} Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

^{11 Ref} Be wise, my son, And bring joy to my heart, Then I can answer my tormentor.

^{12 Ref} A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:

^{13 Ref} Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger; Hold it for a wayward woman!

^{14 Ref} He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be taken as a curse by him.

^{15 Ref} A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike:

^{16 Ref} Restraining her is like restraining the wind, Or like grasping oil in his right hand.

^{17 Ref} Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

^{18 Ref} Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

^{19 Ref} As water reflects a face, So a man's heart reflects the man.

^{20 Ref} Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And a man's eyes are never satisfied.

^{21 Ref} The crucible is for silver, And the furnace for gold; But man is refined by his praise.

^{22 Ref} Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

^{23 Ref} Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:

^{24 Ref} For riches are not forever, Nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

^{25 Ref} The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, The grasses of the hills are gathered in.

^{26 Ref} The lambs are for your clothing, And the goats are the price of a field.

^{27 Ref} There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, For your family's food, And for the nourishment of your servant girls.

^{1 Ref} Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

^{2 Ref} Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

^{3 Ref} A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

^{4 Ref} Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

^{5 Ref} Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

^{6 Ref} Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

^{7 Ref} The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

^{8 Ref} As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

^{9 Ref} Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend `that cometh' of hearty counsel.

^{10 Ref} 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 Ref} My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

^{12 Ref} A prudent man seeth the evil, `and' hideth himself; `But' the simple pass on, `and' suffer for it.

^{13 Ref} Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge `that is surety' for a foreign woman.

^{14 Ref} He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

^{15 Ref} A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

^{16 Ref} He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

^{17 Ref} Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

^{18 Ref} Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

^{19 Ref} As in water face `answereth' to face, So the heart of man to man.

^{20 Ref} Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

^{21 Ref} The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is `tried' by his praise.

^{22 Ref} 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 Ref} Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, `And' look well to thy herds:

^{24 Ref} For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

^{25 Ref} The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

^{26 Ref} The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

^{27 Ref} And `there will be' goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.

^{1 Ref} Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.

^{2 Ref} Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

^{3 Ref} A stone `is' heavy, and the sand `is' heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

^{4 Ref} Fury `is' fierce, and anger `is' overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

^{5 Ref} Better `is' open reproof than hidden love.

^{6 Ref} Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

^{7 Ref} A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a hungry soul every bitter thing `is' sweet.

^{8 Ref} As a bird wandering from her nest, So `is' a man wandering from his place.

^{9 Ref} Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.

^{10 Ref} Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better `is' a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

^{11 Ref} Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

^{12 Ref} The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

^{13 Ref} Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.

^{14 Ref} Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.

^{15 Ref} A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,

^{16 Ref} Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

^{17 Ref} Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

^{18 Ref} The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.

^{19 Ref} As `in' water the face `is' to face, So the heart of man to man.

^{20 Ref} Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.

^{21 Ref} A refining pot `is' for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.

^{22 Ref} If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.

^{23 Ref} Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

^{24 Ref} For riches `are' not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.

^{25 Ref} Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.

^{26 Ref} Lambs `are' for thy clothing, And the price of the field `are' he-goats,

^{27 Ref} And a sufficiency of goats' milk `is' for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!