1
Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
2
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool`s vexation is heavier than them both.
4
Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7
The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
12
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
13
Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
15
A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
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whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
17
Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
19
As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
20
Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
23
Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
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for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
25
The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
26
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;