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Do Not Boast about Tomorrow
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another 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 wrath is heavier than them both.
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.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?
but who can stand before jealousy?
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Like a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.
is a man who strays from his home.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
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.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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 continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
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 in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
As in water face reflects face,
so the heart of man reflects the man.
so the heart of man reflects the man.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
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.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
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.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Know well the condition of your flocks,
and give attention to your herds,
and give attention to your herds,
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
for riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
and does a crown endure to all generations?
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
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,
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field.
and the goats the price of a field.