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[1] BOAST not for tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth
[2] Let a stranger praise you, and not your own mouth; another, and not your own lips
[3] A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
[4] Wrath is cruel and anger is outrageous; but who can stand before envy
[5] Open rebuke is better than deceitful friendship.
[6] Better are the wounds of a friend than the kisses of an enemy
[7] A person who is full loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry person even a bitter thing is sweet
[8] Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a man who is moved from his place
[9] As oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
[10] 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 who is near than a brother far off
[11] My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, and remove from me the reproach of those who reproach me
[12] A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself; but the fools pass on and suffer loss
[13] He who is surety for a stranger, his cloak will be taken away from him and held in pledge for the stranger
[14] He who blesses his friend with a flattering loud voice is not different from him who curses
[15] Like a continual dripping on a rainy day, so is a quarrelsome woman.
[16] The north wind is severe, but it is called the right wind
[17] Iron sharpens iron; so a man enlightens the face of his friend
[18] He who guards his fig tree shall eat its fruit; and he who is careful of his master shall be honored
[19] As faces do not resemble faces, so hearts do not resemble hearts
[20] Sheol and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied
[21] As the refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, so is a man tested by the mouth of those who praise him. The heart of the wicked desires evil, and the heart of the pious desires knowledge
[22] Though you should beat a fool in the midst of an assembly, you will not do him any good, nor will you cause his foolishness to depart from him
[23] When you are feeding the sheep, know their faces and set your mind on the flock.
[24] Possessions are not for ever; nor can riches be handed down from one generation to another.
[25] The grass springs up, the tender growth shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered.
[26] The lambs are for your clothing and the kids are for your sustenance;
[27] And the goats' milk is for your food and for the food of your household
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