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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 someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.
an outsider, and not your own lips.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Stone is heavy and sand a burden,
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?
Anger is cruel and fury 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.
Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.
but an enemy multiplies kisses.
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Like a bird that flees its nest
is anyone who flees from home.
is anyone who flees from home.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
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 or a friend of your family,
and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you —
better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you —
better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;
then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.
it will be taken as a curse.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
or grasping oil with the hand.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
so one person sharpens another.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and whoever protects their master will be honored.
and whoever protects their master will be honored.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but people are tested by their praise.
but people are tested by their praise.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,
give careful attention to your herds;
give careful attention to your herds;
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
for riches do not endure forever,
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
When the hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
the lambs will provide you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
and the goats with the price of a field.