Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
3 Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
4 The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
5 Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
7 The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
As a bird that wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne place.
9 Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.
10 Thine own friend and thy father’s 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.
Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake thou not: neither enter into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
12 A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
13 Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
14 He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.
15 A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
17 Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
18 He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
19 As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.
22 Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
23 Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
24 For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.
25 The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.
26 There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.
27 With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for the sustenance of thy maydes.
