Proverbs 27
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1Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day might bring. 1Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring.
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth-- a stranger, and not your own lips. 2Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.
3A stone is heavy and sand, a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. 3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
4Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? 4Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.
5Better an open reprimand than concealed love. 5An open rebuke is better than hidden love!
6The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive. 6Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.
7A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet. 7A person who is full refuses honey, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
8A man wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest. 8A person who strays from home is like a bird that strays from its nest.
9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel. 9The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.
10Don't abandon your friend or your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. 10Never abandon a friend— either yours or your father’s. When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance. It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
11Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me. 11Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad. Then I will be able to answer my critics.
12A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished. 12A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
13Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners. 13Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him. 14A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning will be taken as a curse!
15An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike. 15A quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day.
16The one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand. 16Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind or trying to hold something with greased hands.
17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. 17As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored. 18As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit, so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person. 19As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person.
20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people's eyes are never satisfied. 20Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.
21A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and a man for the words of his praise. 21Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.
22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him. 22You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
23Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds, 23Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds,
24for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time. 24for riches don’t last forever, and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in, 25After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
26lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field; 26your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will provide the price of a field.
27there will be enough goat's milk for your food-- food for your household and nourishment for your female servants. 27And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself, your family, and your servant girls.
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