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| 1 Do not boast thyself of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. |
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| 2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips. |
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| 3 Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand,–but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both. |
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| 4 The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy? |
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| 5 Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed. |
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| 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy. |
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| 7 The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet. |
Soul – Being, person. R205:2
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| 8 As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place. |
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| 9 Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one's friend, more than fragrant wood. |
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| 10 Thine own friend and thy father's friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off. |
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| 11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter. |
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| 12 A prudent man, seeth calamity–he hideth himself, the simple, pass on–they suffer. |
Foreseeth the evil – The energy of politicians and financiers advocating world trade markets is begotten of this wisdom. R2867:5,3
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| 13 Take a man's garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety. |
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| 14 He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him. |
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| 15 A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike: |
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| 16 He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim. |
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| 17 Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
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| 18 He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured. |
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| 19 As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man. |
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| 20 Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. |
Hell – Sheol, oblivion, death, not torment. E368; R2599:5
Are never full – Cannot be overcrowded, no limit to its capacity. E368
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| 21 Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth. |
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| 22 Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him. |
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| 23 Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds; |
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| 24 For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation:– |
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| 25 The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered; |
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| 26 There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats; |
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| 27 With, enough goats-milk, for thy food–for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens. |
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