2.4 KiB
Chapter 27
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Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day might bring.
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Let another praise you, and not your own mouth-- a stranger, and not your own lips.
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A stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
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Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
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Better an open reprimand than concealed love.
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The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
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A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
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Anyone wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest.
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Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.
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Don't abandon your friend or your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
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Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.
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A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
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Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners.
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If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.
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An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike;
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the one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand.
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Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens another.
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Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored.
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As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.
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Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people's eyes are never satisfied.
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As a crucible refines silver, and a smelter refines gold, so a person should refine his praise.
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Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him.
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Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds,
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for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time.
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When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in,
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lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field;
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there will be enough goat's milk for your food-- food for your household and nourishment for your female servants.