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1 - Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

2 - Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

3 - A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

4 - Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

5 - Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

6 - Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

7 - The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

8 - As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

9 - Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

10 - Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

11 - My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

12 - A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.

13 - Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

14 - He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

15 - A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

16 - He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

17 - Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

18 - Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

19 - As in water faceanswerethto face, So the heart of man to man.

20 - Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

21 - The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man istriedby his praise.

22 - Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

23 - Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

24 - For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

25 - The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

26 - The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

27 - Andthere will begoats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.