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My Son, Be Wise
Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Warnings and Instructions
Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
A stranger, and not your own lips.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
A stranger, and not your own lips.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But who is able to stand before jealousy?
But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?
But who can stand before jealousy?
Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.
Than love carefully concealed.
Better is open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
Than love that is concealed.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
A sated man loathes honey,
But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.
Is a man who wanders from his place.
Like a bird that wanders from her nest,
So is a man who wanders from his home.
So is a man who wanders from his home.
Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
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.
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.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may answer him who reproaches me.
That I may answer him who reproaches me.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
That I may reply to him who reproaches me.
That I may reply to him who reproaches me.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are punished.
The simple pass on and are punished.
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a curse to him.
It will be counted a curse to him.
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be reckoned a curse to him.
It will be reckoned a curse to him.
A continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
And a contentious woman are alike;
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;
And a contentious woman are alike;
He who would restrain her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
And grasps oil with his right hand.
As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.
So one man sharpens another.
He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,
And he who cares for his master will be honored.
And he who cares for his master will be honored.
As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man.
So a man’s heart reveals the man.
As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.
So the heart of man reflects man.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And each is tested by the praise accorded him.
And each is tested by the praise accorded him.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks,
And attend to your herds;
And attend to your herds;
Know well the condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;
And pay attention to your herds;
For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;
And the goats the price of a field;
The lambs will be for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field,
And the goats will bring the price of a field,