1Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips. 3Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand,but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both. 4The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy? 5Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed. 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy. 7The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet. 8As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place. 9Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of ones friend, more than fragrant wood. 10Thine own friend and thy fathers friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off. 11Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter. 12A prudent man, seeth calamityhe hideth himself, the simple, pass onthey suffer. 13Take a mans garment when he hath become pledge for stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety. 14He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him. 15A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike: 16He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim. 17Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend. 18He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall he honoured. 19As in water, face 20Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. 21Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, 22Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him. 23Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds; 24For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: 25The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered; 26There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats; 27With, enough goats-milk, for thy foodfor the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.