Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 27
27
1Do not boast of tomorrow, For you do not know what a day brings forth.
2Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth – A stranger, and not your own lips.
3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
4Wrath is cruel and displeasure overwhelming, But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5Open reproof is better than hidden love.
6The wounds of a loved one are true, But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7One satisfied loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry one any bitter food is sweet.
8Like a bird that wanders from its nest, So is a man who wanders from his place.
9Ointment and perfume gladden the heart, So one’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
10Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, And do not go into your brother’s house In the day of your calamity – Better is a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.
11My son, be wise, and gladden my heart, That I might have a word for him who reproaches me.
12A clever man foresees calamity, hides himself; The simple shall go on, they are punished.
13Take the garment of him who is guarantor for a stranger, And for a strange woman pledge it.
14He who greets his friend loudly early in the morning, Shall have it reckoned to him as a curse.
15Drops that never cease on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
16Whoever represses her represses the wind, And his right hand encounters oil.
17Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18He who tends the fig tree eats its fruit; And he who guards his master is esteemed.
19As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reflects a man.
20She’ol and destruction are not satisfied; So the eyes of man are not satisfied.
21A refining pot is for silver and a furnace for gold, So a man is tried by his praise.
22Even if you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle Along with crushed grain, His folly shall not leave him.
23Know well the state of your flocks; Set your heart to your herds;
24For riches are not forever, Nor a diadem to all generations.
25Grass vanishes, and new grass appears, And the vegetation of the mountains is gathered in.
26The lambs are for your garments, And the goats for the price of a field;
27And goats’ milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your girls.
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Proverbs 27
27
1Don't boast about what you're going to do tomorrow, because you don't know what the day may bring.
2Let others praise you, not you yourself; someone else, not you personally.
3Stone may be heavy, and sand may weigh a lot, but the annoyance caused by stupid people is the biggest burden of all.
4Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
5Open criticism is better than hidden love.
6A friend's honest comments may hurt you, but an enemy's kisses are over the top.
7If you're full up, you can't face honey; but if you're starving, even bitter food tastes sweet.
8Having to leave home is like a bird having to leave its nest.
9Perfume and scented oils make you feel happy, but good advice from a friend is even better.#27:9. The Hebrew of the second phrase is unclear.
10Don't give up on your friends or your family's friends. Don't go to a relative's house when you've got trouble. A friend nearby is more useful than a relative far away.
11My son, make me happy by being wise, so I can respond to anyone who criticizes me.
12If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going and suffer the consequences.
13If someone guarantees a stranger's debt with their cloak, be sure to take it! Make sure you have whatever is pledged to an immoral woman!
14If when you get up every morning you shout a loud hello to your neighbors, they will see that as a curse!
15An argumentative wife is as irritating as constant dripping on a rainy day.
16Trying to stop her is like trying to make the wind stop or trying to hold olive oil in your hand.
17An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.
18Those who care for a fig tree eat its fruit, and those who care for their master are rewarded.
19Just as water reflects your face, your mind reflects who you really are.#27:19. The meaning of the second phrase is unclear.
20In the same way that the grave and destruction#27:20. “The grave and destruction”: literally, “Sheol and Abaddon.” are never satisfied, human desire is never satisfied.
21Just as a crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, people are tested by the praise they receive.
22Even if you ground stupid people in a mortar, crushing them like grain with the pestle, you can't get rid of stupidity from them.
23You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,
24for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through all generations?
25Once the hay is cut, and the new growth begins, and fodder from the mountains is gathered,
26and the lambs have provided you wool to make clothing, and the sale of goats have paid for a field,
27there'll be enough milk from your goats to feed you, your family, and your servant girls.
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