1Do not brag about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring. 2Let another man praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger, and not your own lips. 3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's anger is heavier than them both. 4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? 5Open rebuke is better than secret love. 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 7The full person dislikes the honeycomb, but to the hungry every bitter thing is sweet. 8As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place. 9As oil and perfume delight the heart so the sweetness of a man's friend delights his heart. 10Do not forget your friends or your father's friends. If you are in trouble, do not ask a relative for help. A nearby neighbor can help you more than relatives who are far away. 11Be wise, my son, and make my heart happy and I will have an answer for anyone who criticizes tauntstorments me. 12A prudent man anticipates evil and hides; but the simple pass on, and are punished. 13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take him as pledge as surety for a fornicator. 14He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. 15Continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 16Trying to stop her is like trying to stop the wind, or holding something with greased hands. 17Just as iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another. 18When you keep a fig tree you eat the fruit. He who waits on his master will be honored. 19As in water face reflects face, the heart of man is reveals the man. 20The grave and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 21The refining pot is for silver. The furnace is for gold. A man is valued by what others say about him. 22Though you grind a fool in mortar his foolishness will not depart from him. 23Be diligent to know the state of your flocks and attend to your herds. 24Riches are not forever: and a crown does not endure for every generation. 25The hay appears and the tender grass shows itself. Herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats bring the price of the field. 27You will have enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance for your maidservants.