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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.
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 someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.
an outsider, and not your 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.
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.
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.
Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?
but who can 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?
Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.
but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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.
Like a bird that flees its nest
is anyone who flees from home.
is anyone who flees from home.
Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.
Is a man who wanders from his place.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are punished.
The simple pass on and are punished.
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.
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.
If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.
it will be taken as a curse.
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 quarrelsome wife is like the dripping
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
A continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
And a contentious woman are alike;
restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
or grasping oil with the hand.
As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
so one person sharpens another.
As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
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 reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man.
So a man’s heart reveals the man.
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but people are tested by their praise.
but people are tested by their praise.
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.
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.
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 sure you know the condition of your flocks,
give careful attention to your herds;
give careful attention to your herds;
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks,
And attend to your herds;
And attend to your herds;
for riches do not endure forever,
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
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,
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 will provide you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
and the goats with 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;