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1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring. Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
3 Stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But a fool’s [unreasonable] wrath is heavier and more burdensome than both of them. A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood, But who is able to endure and stand before [the sin of] jealousy? Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is an open reprimand [of loving correction] Than love that is hidden. Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda]. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
7 He who is satisfied loathes honey, But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet. One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 Like a bird that wanders from her nest [with its comfort and safety], So is a man who wanders from his home. Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home. Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.
9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad; So does the sweetness of a friend’s counsel that comes from the heart. Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away. Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away. Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches (reprimands, criticizes) me. Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me. Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
12 A prudent man sees evil and hides himself and avoids it, But the naive [who are easily misled] continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin]. The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13 [The judge tells the creditor,] “Take the garment of one who is surety (guarantees a loan) for a stranger; And hold him in pledge when he is surety for an immoral woman [for it is unlikely the debt will be repaid].” Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress. Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be counted as a curse to him [for it will either be annoying or his purpose will be suspect]. Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing. If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
15 A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike; A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike; A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one’s right hand. restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
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