1 D on’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.

2 L et another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

4 W rath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

5 B etter is open rebuke than hidden love.

6 F aithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

8 A s a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.

9 P erfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

10 D on’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

11 B e wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

13 T ake his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

14 H e who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

16 r estraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

17 I ron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

18 W hoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

19 L ike water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.

20 S heol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.

21 T he crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.

22 T hough you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

23 K now well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:

24 f or riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

25 T he hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

26 T he lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.

27 T here will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.