[1] Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
[2] Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
[3] A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
[4] Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?
[5] Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.
[6] Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
[7] A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
[8] Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
[9] Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.
[10] Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
[11] Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.
[12] A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
[13] Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
[14] He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him.
[15] A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;
[16] He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
[17] Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.
[18] He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored.
[19] As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.
[20] Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
[21] The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him.
[22] Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
[23] Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
[24] For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
[25] When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
[26] The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field,
[27] And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens.