1 Do not boast about tomorrow,
yLuke 12:19, 20; James 4:13, 14 for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Letz2 Cor. 10:12, 18; [ch. 25:27; 2 Cor. 12:11] another praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
buta[ch. 12:16; 17:12] a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who can stand beforebch. 6:34 jealousy?
5 c[ch. 28:23] Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Faithful aredPs. 141:5 the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
7 One who is full loathese[ch. 25:16] honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
8 Likefch. 26:2 a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.
9 g[Ps. 23:5] Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.1Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel
10 Do not forsake your friend andhSee 1 Kgs. 12:6-8; 2 Chr. 10:6-8 your father's friend,
and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
iSee ch. 17:17 Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
11 jch. 6:6 Be wise,kch. 10:1; 23:15, 24 my son, andlSee ch. 29:3 make my heart glad,
that I maymPs. 119:42; [Ps. 127:5] answer him who reproaches me.
12 nch. 22:3 The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
butoSee ch. 1:4 the simple go on and suffer for it.
13 pSee ch. 20:16 Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.
14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
15 qch. 19:13 A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp oil in one's right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.
18 rSong 8:12; 1 Cor. 3:8; 9:7; 2 Tim. 2:6 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he whos[Matt. 25:21] guards his master will be honored.
19 As in water face reflects face,
so the heart of man reflects the man.
20 tch. 15:11; See Job 26:6 Sheol and Abaddon areuch. 30:15, 16; Hab. 2:5; [ch. 1:12] never satisfied,
andvEccles. 1:8; 4:8 never satisfied are the eyes of man.
21 wch. 17:3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and a man is tested by his praise.
22 x[ch. 23:35; Isa. 1:5; Jer. 5:3] Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
23 y[John 10:3, 14; Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2, 4] Know well the condition of your flocks,
andy[John 10:3, 14; Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2, 4] give attention to your herds,
24 forzch. 23:5 riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
25 aPs. 37:2; 90:5, 6 When the grass is gone and the new growth appears
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26 b[1 Tim. 6:8] the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field.
27 b[See ver. 26 above] There will be enough goats' milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and maintenance for your girls.