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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 someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.
an outsider, 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.
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 the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
Anger is cruel and fury 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.
Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.
but an enemy multiplies kisses.
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 from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes 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 flees its nest
is anyone who flees from home.
is anyone who flees from 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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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.
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 loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
will be taken as a curse!
will be taken as a curse!
A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
A quarrelsome wife is as annoying
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
or grasping oil with the 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.
As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
so one person sharpens another.
As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend.
so a friend sharpens a 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 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 a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
so the heart reflects the real person.
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but people are tested by their praise.
but people are tested by their praise.
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.
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.
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,
give careful attention to your herds;
give careful 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 endure forever,
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
and a crown is not secure for 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 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,
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 you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
and the goats with 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.