| 章 |
| 27:1 |
Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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| 27:2 |
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
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| 27:3 |
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
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| 27:4 |
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
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| 27:5 |
Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
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| 27:6 |
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
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| 27:7 |
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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| 27:8 |
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
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| 27:9 |
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
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| 27:10 |
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
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| 27:11 |
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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| 27:12 |
A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
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| 27:13 |
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
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| 27:14 |
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
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| 27:15 |
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
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| 27:16 |
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
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| 27:17 |
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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| 27:18 |
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
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| 27:19 |
As in water face [answereth] to face, So the heart of man to man.
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| 27:20 |
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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| 27:21 |
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.
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| 27:22 |
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
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| 27:23 |
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:
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| 27:24 |
For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
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| 27:25 |
The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
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| 27:26 |
The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
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| 27:27 |
And [there will be] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
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