Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Boast not yourself of to morrow; for you know 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 praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
4 The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5 Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
The full soul loathes an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place.
9 Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
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.
Your own friend, and your father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into your brother’s house in the day of your calamity: for better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproaches me.
12 A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
A prudent man foresees the evil, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, 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 take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15 A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
Whoever hides her hides the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which denudes itself.
17 Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance 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.
Whoever keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waits on his master shall be honored.
19 As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
As in water face answers 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)
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22 Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
Though you should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
Be you diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds.
24 For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
For riches are not for ever: and does the crown endure to every generation?
25 The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27 With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
And you shall have goats’ milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance for your maidens.
