^{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.