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Warnings and Instructions
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.
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 the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
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 fierce and anger is a flood,
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,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
But deceitful 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.
A sated man loathes honey,
But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
But to a famished man any bitter thing 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 wanders from her nest,
So is a man who wanders from his home.
So is a man who wanders 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.
Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
The heartfelt counsel of a friend
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
Do not forsake your own friend or 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 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 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 reply to him who reproaches me.
That I may reply to him who reproaches me.
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
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.
Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be reckoned a curse to him.
It will be reckoned a curse to him.
A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
will be taken as a curse!
will be taken as a curse!
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;
And a contentious woman are alike;
A quarrelsome wife is as annoying
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
He who would restrain her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
And grasps oil with his right hand.
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.
Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.
So one man sharpens another.
As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend.
so a friend sharpens a friend.
He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,
And he who cares for his master will be honored.
And he who cares for 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 man.
So the heart of man reflects 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,
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And each is tested by the praise accorded him.
And each is tested by the praise accorded him.
Though you pound 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.
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 pay attention to your herds;
And pay 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 are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Nor 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 disappears, the new growth is seen,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
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 be for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field,
And the goats will bring 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.