Boast
not thyself of to morrow;
for thou knowest
not what a day
may bring forth.
Let another man
praise
thee, and not thine own mouth;
a stranger,
and not thine own lips.
A stone
is heavy,
and the sand
weighty;
but a fool's
wrath
is heavier
than them both.
Wrath
is cruel,
and anger
is outrageous;
but who is able to stand
before
envy?
Open
rebuke
is better
than secret
love.
Faithful
are the wounds
of a friend;
but the kisses
of an enemy
are deceitful.
The full
soul
loatheth
an honeycomb;
but to the hungry
soul
every bitter thing
is sweet.
As a bird
that wandereth
from her nest,
so is a man
that wandereth
from his place.
Ointment
and perfume
rejoice
the heart:
so doth the sweetness
of a man's friend
by hearty
counsel.
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.
My son,
be wise,
and make my heart
glad,
that I may answer
him that reproacheth
me.
A prudent
man foreseeth
the evil,
and hideth
himself; but the simple
pass on,
and are punished.
Take
his garment
that is surety
for a stranger,
and take a pledge
of him for a strange woman.
He that blesseth
his friend
with a loud
voice,
rising early
in the morning,
it shall be counted
a curse
to him.
A continual
dropping
in a very rainy
day
and a contentious
woman
are alike.
Whosoever hideth
her hideth
the wind,
and the ointment
of his right hand,
which bewrayeth
itself.
Iron
sharpeneth
iron;
so a man
sharpeneth
the countenance
of his friend.
Whoso keepeth
the fig tree
shall eat
the fruit
thereof: so he that waiteth
on his master
shall be honoured.
As in water
face
answereth to face,
so the heart
of man
to man.
Hell
and destruction
are never
full;
so the eyes
of man
are never satisfied.
As the fining pot
for silver,
and the furnace
for gold;
so is a man
to
his praise.
Though thou shouldest bray
a fool
in a mortar
among
wheat
with a pestle,
yet will not his foolishness
depart
from him.
Be thou diligent
to know
the state
of thy flocks,
and look
well
to thy herds.
For riches
are not for ever:
and doth the crown
endure to every
generation?
The hay
appeareth,
and the tender grass
sheweth
itself, and herbs
of the mountains
are gathered.
The lambs
are for thy clothing,
and the goats
are the price
of the field.
And thou shalt have goats'
milk
enough
for thy food,
for the food
of thy household,
and for the maintenance
for thy maidens.
