27:1 Boast not of to-morrow; for thou
knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
27:2 Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger,
and not thine own lips.
27:3 A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier
than both.
27:4 Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
27:5 Open reproofs are better than secret love.
27:6 The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous
kisses of an enemy.
27:7 A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things
appear sweet.
27:8 As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into
bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
27:9 The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is
broken by calamities.
27:10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou
art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend [that
is] near than a brother living far off.
27:11 Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself
reproachful words.
27:12 A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass
on, and will be punished.
27:13 Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever
lays waste another's goods.
27:14 Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall
seem to differ nothing from one who curses [him].
27:15 On a stormy day drops [of rain] drive a man out of his house; so also
does a railing woman [drive a man] out of his own house.
27:16 The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
27:17 Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
27:18 He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits
on his own master shall be honoured.27:19 As faces are not like [other]
faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
27:20 Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men
insatiable. [[He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the
uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.]]
27:21 Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth
of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs;
but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
27:22 Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the
council, thou wilt [still] in no wise remove his folly from him.
27:23 Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to
thine herds.
27:24 For a man [has] not strength and power for ever; neither does he
transmit it from generation to generation.
27:25 Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and
gather the mountain hay;
27:26 that thou mayest have [wool of] sheep for clothing: pay attention to
the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
27:27 [My] son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for
the life of thy servants. |
27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for
thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and
not thine own lips.
27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier
than them both.
27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand
before envy?
27:5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are
deceitful.
27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every
bitter thing is sweet.
27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from
his place.
27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a
man's friend by hearty counsel.
27:10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go
into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a
neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
27:11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that
reproacheth me.
27:12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple
pass on, and are punished.
27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of
him for a strange woman.
27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the
morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are
alike.
27:16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right
hand, which bewrayeth itself.
27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his
friend.
27:18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that
waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
27:19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
27:20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never
satisfied.
27:21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to
his praise.
27:22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a
pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy
herds.
27:24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every
generation?
27:25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of
the mountains are gathered.
27:26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the
field.
27:27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of
thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. |