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Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.
for you do not know what a day may bring.
Don’t brag about tomorrow,
since you don’t know what the day will bring.
since you don’t know what the day will bring.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
a stranger, and not your own lips.
Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth —
a stranger, not your own lips.
a stranger, not your own lips.
A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?
but who can stand before jealousy?
Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,
but jealousy is even more dangerous.
but jealousy is even more dangerous.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
One who is full loathes honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
Like a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.
is a man who strays from his home.
A person who strays from home
is like a bird that strays from its nest.
is like a bird that strays from its nest.
The heartfelt counsel of a friend
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
Do not forsake your friend and 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 who is far away.
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 who is far away.
Never abandon a friend —
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
that I may answer him who reproaches me.
that I may answer him who reproaches me.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
will be taken as a curse!
will be taken as a curse!
A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
A quarrelsome wife is as annoying
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind
or trying to hold something with greased hands.
or trying to hold something with greased hands.
As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend.
so a friend sharpens a friend.
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he who guards his master will be honored.
and he who guards his master will be honored.
As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit,
so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
As in water face reflects face,
so the heart of man reflects the man.
so the heart of man reflects the man.
As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
so the heart reflects the real person.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and a man is tested by his praise.
and a man is tested by his praise.
Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,
even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
Know well the condition of your flocks,
and give attention to your herds,
and give attention to your herds,
Know the state of your flocks,
and put your heart into caring for your herds,
and put your heart into caring for your herds,
for riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
and does a crown endure to all generations?
for riches don’t last forever,
and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
When the grass is gone and the new growth appears
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears
and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field.
and the goats the price of a field.
your sheep will provide wool for clothing,
and your goats will provide the price of a field.
and your goats will provide the price of a field.