Verse 1 Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Verse 2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. Verse 3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. Verse 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy? Verse 5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Verse 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse. Verse 7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. Verse 8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home. Verse 9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend. Verse 10 Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend. Do not go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother. Verse 11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor. Verse 12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it. Verse 13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman! Verse 14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him. Verse 15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike: Verse 16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand. Verse 17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance. Verse 18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored. Verse 19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man. Verse 20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied. Verse 21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise. Verse 22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. Verse 23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds: Verse 24 for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations. Verse 25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in. Verse 26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field. Verse 27 There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, for your family's food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.