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[1] Don’t boast about tomorrow;
for you don’t know what a day may bring.
[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 a burden;
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
[4] Wrath is cruel,
and anger is overwhelming;
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
[5] Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
[6] The wounds of a friend are faithful,
although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
[7] A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
[8] As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his home.
[9] Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
[10] Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
[11] Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
[12] A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge;
but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
[13] Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger.
Hold it for a wayward woman!
[14] He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse by him.
[15] A continual dropping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike:
[16] restraining her is like restraining the wind,
or like grasping oil in his right hand. [17] Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
[18] Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.
He who looks after his master shall be honored.
[19] Like water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man.
[20] Sheolⓘ and Abaddon are never satisfied;
and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
[21] The crucible is for silver,
and the furnace for gold;
but man is refined by his praise.
[22] Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. [23] Know well the state of your flocks,
and pay attention to your herds,
[24] for riches are not forever,
nor does the crown endure to all generations.
[25] The hay is removed, and the new growth appears,
the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
[26] The lambs are for your clothing,
and the goats are the price of a field.
[27] There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food,
for your family’s food,
and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
for you don’t know what a day may bring.
[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 a burden;
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
[4] Wrath is cruel,
and anger is overwhelming;
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
[5] Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
[6] The wounds of a friend are faithful,
although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
[7] A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
[8] As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his home.
[9] Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
[10] Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
[11] Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
[12] A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge;
but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
[13] Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger.
Hold it for a wayward woman!
[14] He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse by him.
[15] A continual dropping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike:
[16] restraining her is like restraining the wind,
or like grasping oil in his right hand. [17] Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
[18] Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.
He who looks after his master shall be honored.
[19] Like water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man.
[20] Sheolⓘ and Abaddon are never satisfied;
and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
[21] The crucible is for silver,
and the furnace for gold;
but man is refined by his praise.
[22] Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. [23] Know well the state of your flocks,
and pay attention to your herds,
[24] for riches are not forever,
nor does the crown endure to all generations.
[25] The hay is removed, and the new growth appears,
the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
[26] The lambs are for your clothing,
and the goats are the price of a field.
[27] There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food,
for your family’s food,
and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
Footnotes
- Sheol is the place of the dead.
King James Version
[1] BoastH1984(HithImpf) not thyself of to morrow;H4279 for thou knowestH3045(QalImpf) not what a dayH3117 may bring forth.H3205(QalImpf) [2] Let another manH2114(QalPtc) praiseH1984(PielImpf) thee, and not thine own mouth;H6310 a stranger,H5237 and not thine own lips.H8193 [3] A stoneH68 [is] heavy,H3514 and the sandH2344 weighty;H5192 but a fool’sH191 wrathH3708 [is] heavierH3515 than them both.H8147 [4] WrathH2534 [is] cruel,H395 and angerH639 [is] outrageous;H7858 but who [is] able to standH5975(QalImpf) beforeH6440 envy?H7068 [5] OpenH1540(PualPtc) rebukeH8433 [is] betterH2896 than secretH5641(PualPtc) love.H160 [6] FaithfulH539(NiphPtc) [are] the woundsH6482 of a friend;H157(QalActPtc) but the kissesH5390 of an enemyH8130(QalActPtc) [are] deceitful.H6280(NiphPtc) [7] The fullH7649 soulH5315 loathethH947(QalImpf) an honeycomb;H5317 but to the hungryH7457 soulH5315 every bitter thingH4751 is sweet.H4966 [8] As a birdH6833 that wanderethH5074(QalActPtc) from her nest,H7064 so [is] a manH376 that wanderethH5074(QalActPtc) from his place.H4725 [9] OintmentH8081 and perfumeH7004 rejoiceH8055(PielImpf) the heart:H3820 so [doth] the sweetnessH4986 of a man’s friendH7453 by heartyH5315 counsel.H6098 [10] Thine own friend,H7453 and thy father’sH1 friend,H7453 forsakeH5800(QalImpf) not; neither goH935(QalImpf) into thy brother’sH251 houseH1004 in the dayH3117 of thy calamity:H343 [for] betterH2896 [is] a neighbourH7934 [that is] nearH7138 than a brotherH251 far off.H7350 [11] My son,H1121 be wise,H2449(QalImpv) and make my heartH3820 glad,H8055(PielImpv) that I may answerH7725(HiphImpf) him that reproachethH2778(QalActPtc) me. [12] A prudentH6175 [man] foreseethH7200(QalPerf) the evil,H7451 [and] hidethH5641(NiphPerf) himself; [but] the simpleH6612 pass on,H5674(QalPerf) [and] are punished.H6064(NiphPerf) [13] TakeH3947(QalImpv) his garmentH899 that is suretyH6148(QalPerf) for a stranger,H2114(QalPtc) and take a pledgeH2254(QalImpv) of him for a strange woman.H5237 [14] He that blessethH1288(PielPtc) his friendH7453 with a loudH1419 voice,H6963 rising earlyH7925(HiphInf) in the morning,H1242 it shall be countedH2803(NiphImpf) a curseH7045 to him. [15] A continualH2956(QalActPtc) droppingH1812 in a very rainyH5464 dayH3117 and a contentiousH4079(Qere) womanH802 are alike.H7737(NithPerf) [16] Whosoever hidethH6845(QalActPtc) her hidethH6845(QalPerf) the wind,H7307 and the ointmentH8081 of his right hand,H3225 [which] bewrayethH7121(QalImpf) [itself]. [17] IronH1270 sharpenethH2300(QalImpf) iron;H1270 so a manH376 sharpenethH2300(HiphImpf) the countenanceH6440 of his friend.H7453 [18] Whoso keepethH5341(QalActPtc) the fig treeH8384 shall eatH398(QalImpf) the fruitH6529 thereof: so he that waitethH8104(QalActPtc) on his masterH113 shall be honoured.H3513(PualImpf) [19] As in waterH4325 faceH6440 [answereth] to face,H6440 so the heartH3820 of manH120 to man.H120 [20] HellH7585 and destructionH11(Qere) are neverH3808 full;H7646(QalImpf) so the eyesH5869 of manH120 are never satisfied.H7646(QalImpf) [21] [As] the fining potH4715 for silver,H3701 and the furnaceH3564 for gold;H2091 so [is] a manH376 toH6310 his praise.H4110 [22] Though thou shouldest brayH3806(QalImpf) a foolH191 in a mortarH4388 amongH8432 wheatH7383 with a pestle,H5940 [yet] will not his foolishnessH200 departH5493(QalImpf) from him. [23] Be thou diligentH3045(QalImpf) to knowH3045(QalInf) the stateH6440 of thy flocks,H6629 [and] lookH7896(QalImpv) wellH3820 to thy herds.H5739 [24] For richesH2633 [are] not for ever:H5769 and doth the crownH5145 [endure] to everyH1755 generation?H1755 [25] The hayH2682 appeareth,H1540(QalPerf) and the tender grassH1877 shewethH7200(NiphPerf) itself, and herbsH6212 of the mountainsH2022 are gathered.H622(NiphPerf) [26] The lambsH3532 [are] for thy clothing,H3830 and the goatsH6260 [are] the priceH4242 of the field.H7704 [27] And [thou shalt have] goats’H5795 milkH2461 enoughH1767 for thy food,H3899 for the foodH3899 of thy household,H1004 and [for] the maintenanceH2416 for thy maidens.H5291
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