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Do Not Boast about Tomorrow
Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
My Son, Be Wise
Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
A stranger, and not your own lips.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But who is able to stand before jealousy?
But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.
Is a man who wanders from his place.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
Thine 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.
Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may answer him who reproaches me.
That I may answer him who reproaches me.
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are punished.
The simple pass on and are punished.
Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a curse to him.
It will be counted a curse to him.
A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
A continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
And a contentious woman are alike;
whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man.
So a man’s heart reveals the man.
Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks,
And attend to your herds;
And attend to your herds;
for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;
And the goats the price of a field;