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Don’t brag about tomorrow,
since you don’t know what the day will bring.
since you don’t know what the day will bring.
Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.
for you do not know what a day may bring.
Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth —
a stranger, not your own lips.
a stranger, 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 the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,
but jealousy is even more dangerous.
but jealousy is even more dangerous.
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?
but who can stand before jealousy?
Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
One who is full loathes honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
A person who strays from home
is like a bird that strays from its nest.
is like a bird that strays from its nest.
Like a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.
is a man who strays from his home.
The heartfelt counsel of a friend
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
Never abandon a friend —
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
Do not forsake your friend and 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 who is 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 who is far away.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
that I may answer him who reproaches me.
that I may answer him who reproaches me.
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
will be taken as a curse!
will be taken as a curse!
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
A quarrelsome wife is as annoying
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind
or trying to hold something with greased hands.
or trying to hold something with greased hands.
As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend.
so a friend sharpens a friend.
As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit,
so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he who guards his master will be honored.
and he who guards his master will be honored.
As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
so the heart reflects the real person.
As in water face reflects face,
so the heart of man reflects the man.
so the heart of man reflects the man.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and a man is tested by his praise.
and a man is tested by his praise.
You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,
even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
Know the state of your flocks,
and put your heart into caring for your herds,
and put your heart into caring for your herds,
Know well the condition of your flocks,
and give attention to your herds,
and give attention to your herds,
for riches don’t last forever,
and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
for riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
and does a crown endure to all generations?
After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears
and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
When the grass is gone and the new growth appears
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
your sheep will provide wool for clothing,
and your goats will provide the price of a field.
and your goats will provide the price of a field.
the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field.
and the goats the price of a field.