1
Boast
not
thyself
of
to
morrow;
for
thou
knowest
not
what
a
day
may
bring
forth.
2
Let
another
man
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
wrath
[is]
heavier
than
them
both.
4
Wrath
[is]
cruel,
and
anger
[is]
outrageous;
but
who
[is]
able
to
stand
before
envy?
5
Open
rebuke
[is]
better
than
secret
love.
6
Faithful
[are]
the
wounds
of
a
friend;
but
the
kisses
of
an
enemy
[are]
deceitful.
7
The
full
soul
loatheth
an
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.
9
Ointment
and
perfume
rejoice
the
heart:
so
[doth]
the
sweetness
of
a
man’s
friend
by
hearty
counsel.
10
Thine
own
friend,
and
thy
father’s
friend,
forsake
not;
neither
go
into
thy
brother’s
house
in
the
day
of
thy
calamity:
[for]
better
[is]
a
neighbour
[that
is]
near
than
a
brother
far
off.
11
My
son,
be
wise,
and
make
my
heart
glad,
that
I
may
answer
him
that
reproacheth
12
A
prudent
[man]
foreseeth
the
evil,
[and]
hideth
himself;
[but]
the
simple
pass
on,
[and]
are
punished.
13
Take
his
garment
that
is
surety
for
a
stranger,
and
take
a
pledge
of
him
for
a
strange
woman.
14
He
that
blesseth
his
friend
with
a
loud
voice,
rising
early
in
the
morning,
it
shall
be
counted
a
curse
to
him.
15
A
continual
dropping
in
a
very
rainy
day
and
a
contentious
woman
are
alike.
16
Whosoever
hideth
her
hideth
the
wind,
and
the
ointment
of
his
right
hand,
[which]
bewrayeth
[itself].
17
Iron
sharpeneth
iron;
so
a
man
sharpeneth
the
countenance
of
his
friend.
18
Whoso
keepeth
the
fig
tree
shall
eat
the
fruit
thereof:
so
he
that
waiteth
on
his
master
shall
be
honoured.
19
As
in
water
face
[answereth]
to
face,
so
the
heart
of
man
to
man.
20
Hell
and
destruction
are
never
full;
so
the
eyes
of
man
are
never
satisfied.
21
[As]
the
fining
pot
for
silver,
and
the
furnace
for
gold;
so
[is]
a
man
to
his
praise.
22
Though
thou
shouldest
bray
a
fool
in
a
mortar
among
wheat
with
a
pestle,
[yet]
will
not
his
foolishness
depart
from
him.
23
Be
thou
diligent
to
know
the
state
of
thy
flocks,
[and]
look
well
to
thy
herds.
24
For
riches
[are]
not
for
ever:
and
doth
the
crown
[endure]
to
every
generation?
25
The
hay
appeareth,
and
the
tender
grass
sheweth
itself,
and
herbs
of
the
mountains
are
gathered.
26
The
lambs
[are]
for
thy
clothing,
and
the
goats
[are]
the
price
of
the
field.
27
And
[thou
shalt
have]
goats’
milk
enough
for
thy
food,
for
the
food
of
thy
household,
and
[for]
the
maintenance
for
thy
maidens.