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 brag about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what a day will bring.
2Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
3A stone is heavy and sand weighs much,
but the nuisance of fools is heavier than both.
4Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?
5A public correction is better than hidden love.
6Trustworthy are the bruises of a friend;
excessive are the kisses of an enemy.
7Someone who is full refuses honey,
but anything bitter tastes sweet to a hungry person.
8Like a bird wandering from its nest,
so is one who wanders from home.
9Oil and incense make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.#27.9 Heb uncertain
10Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family;
don’t go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes.
Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,
so I can answer those who insult me.
12Prudent people see evil and hide;
the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
13Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger;
take his pledge for a foreigner.
14Greeting a neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning
will be viewed as a curse.
15The constant dripping on a rainy day
and a contentious woman are alike;
16anyone who can control her
can control the wind
or pick up oil in his hand.
17As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens a friend.
18Those who tend a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and those who look after their master will be honored.
19As water reflects the face,
so the heart reflects one person to another.
20The grave#27.20 Heb Sheol and the underworld#27.20 Heb Abaddon are never satisfied;
and people’s eyes are never satisfied.
21A crucible is for silver and a furnace for gold;
so are people in the presence of someone who praises them.
22Even if you grind fools in a mortar,
even grinding them along with the grain,
their folly won’t be driven from them.
23Know your flock well;
pay attention to your herds,
24for no treasure lasts forever,
nor a crown generation after generation.
25When the grass goes away, new growth appears,
and the plants of the hills are gathered,
26then the lambs will provide your clothes,
and the goats will be the price of your fields.
27There will be enough goat’s milk for your food,
for the food of your house,
and to nourish your young women.
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