[1] Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. [2] Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. [3] A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them. [4] Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy? [5] Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. [6] Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. [7] A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. [8] Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place. [9] Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel. [10] 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. [11] My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me. [12] A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. [13] Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress. [14] He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him. [15] A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike; [16] Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. [17] As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. [18] Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. [19] As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. [20] Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. [21] The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him. [22] Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. [23] Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds; [24] For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. [25] When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, [26] The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field; [27] You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants.