1 Never|strong="H3808" brag about|strong="H3045" what|strong="H4100" you|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3808" do|strong="H0408" in|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3588" future; you|strong="H3588" have|strong="H3045" no|strong="H3808" idea what|strong="H4100" tomorrow|strong="H4279" will|strong="H3808" bring|strong="H3205".
2 Never|strong="H3808" praise|strong="H1984" yourself. Let|strong="H0408" others do|strong="H0408" it|strong="H3808".
3 A|strong="H0068" stone|strong="H0068" is|strong="H0191" heavy|strong="H3515", and|strong="H0068" sand|strong="H2344" is|strong="H0191" hard|strong="H3515" to|strong="H0068" carry, but|strong="H0191" the|strong="H8147" irritation caused by|strong="H8147" a|strong="H0068" fool|strong="H0191" is|strong="H0191" much|strong="H3515" harder to|strong="H0068" bear.
4 Anger|strong="H0639" is|strong="H4310" cruel and|strong="H6440" can|strong="H4310" destroy like|strong="H0639" a|strong="H5975" flood|strong="H7858", but jealousy|strong="H7068" is|strong="H4310" much worse.
5 Open|strong="H1540" criticism is|strong="H2896" better|strong="H2896" than|strong="H2896" hidden|strong="H5641" love|strong="H0160".
6 You|strong="H0157" can trust|strong="H0539" what your|strong="H0157" friend|strong="H0157" says, even when it|strong="H0157" hurts. But your|strong="H0157" enemies|strong="H8130" want to|strong="H0157" hurt you|strong="H0157", even when they act nice.
7 When you|strong="H3605" are|strong="H5315" full|strong="H7649", you|strong="H3605" will|strong="H5315" not|strong="H5315" even eat honey|strong="H5317". When you|strong="H3605" are|strong="H5315" hungry|strong="H7457", even something|strong="H4966" bitter|strong="H4751" tastes sweet|strong="H4966".
8 A|strong="H4480" man|strong="H0376" away|strong="H4480" from|strong="H4480" home|strong="H4725" is|strong="H0376" like|strong="H3651" a|strong="H4480" bird|strong="H6833" away|strong="H4480" from|strong="H4480" its|strong="H4480" nest|strong="H7064".
9 Perfume|strong="H7004" and|strong="H8081" incense|strong="H7004" make|strong="H8055" you|strong="H5315" feel good, and|strong="H8081" so does|strong="H5315" good advice|strong="H6098" from|strong="H5315" a|strong="H7453" friend|strong="H7453".
10 Don’t|strong="H0408" forget your|strong="H0935" own friends|strong="H7453" or|strong="H0408" your|strong="H0935" father’s|strong="H0001" friends|strong="H7453". If you|strong="H3117" have|strong="H0001" a|strong="H0935" problem, go|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0935" your|strong="H0935" neighbor|strong="H7453" for|strong="H1004" help. It|strong="H0935" is|strong="H3117" better|strong="H2896" to|strong="H0935" ask a|strong="H0935" neighbor|strong="H7453" who|strong="H0251" is|strong="H3117" near|strong="H7138" than|strong="H2896" a|strong="H0935" brother|strong="H0251" who|strong="H0251" is|strong="H3117" far|strong="H7350" away|strong="H7350".
11 My|strong="H7725" son|strong="H1121", be|strong="H1121" wise|strong="H2449". This|strong="H1697" will|strong="H1121" make|strong="H8055" me|strong="H7725" happy|strong="H8055". Then|strong="H7725" I|strong="H1697" will|strong="H1121" be|strong="H1121" able to|strong="H7725" answer|strong="H7725" those|strong="H1121" who|strong="H1121" criticize me|strong="H7725".
12 Wise people|strong="H7200" see|strong="H7200" trouble|strong="H7451" coming and|strong="H7200" get out|strong="H7200" of|strong="H7200" its way, but|strong="H7200" fools go|strong="H5674" straight to|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" trouble|strong="H7451" and|strong="H7200" suffer for|strong="H7200" it|strong="H7200".
13 When|strong="H3588" you|strong="H3588" make|strong="H6148" a|strong="H3947" deal|strong="H6148" with|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3947" stranger|strong="H5237", get|strong="H3947" something from|strong="H3947" him|strong="H3947" and|strong="H3947" any|strong="H3588" other|strong="H2114" foreigners|strong="H2114" with|strong="H3947" him|strong="H3947" to|strong="H3588" make|strong="H6148" sure he|strong="H3588" will pay you|strong="H3588".
14 Don’t wake up|strong="H7925" your|strong="H1288" neighbors|strong="H7453" early|strong="H7925" in|strong="H6963" the|strong="H1288" morning|strong="H1242" with|strong="H1288" a|strong="H2803" shout|strong="H6963" of|strong="H6963" “Good morning|strong="H1242"!” They|strong="H1242" will|strong="H6963" treat it|strong="H1242" like|strong="H2803" a|strong="H2803" curse|strong="H7045", not a|strong="H2803" blessing|strong="H1288".
15 A|strong="H3117" complaining wife|strong="H0802" is|strong="H3117" like water that|strong="H3117" never stops dripping|strong="H1812" on|strong="H3117" a|strong="H3117" rainy day|strong="H3117".
16 Stopping her|strong="H7121" is|strong="H7307" like|strong="H7307" trying to|strong="H7121" stop the|strong="H7121" wind|strong="H7307" or|strong="H8081" trying to|strong="H7121" hold oil|strong="H8081" in|strong="H7121" your|strong="H7121" hand|strong="H3225".
17 As|strong="H0376" one|strong="H0376" piece of|strong="H0376" iron|strong="H1270" sharpens|strong="H2300" another|strong="H7453", so|strong="H6440" friends|strong="H7453" keep each|strong="H0376" other|strong="H7453" sharp|strong="H2300".
18 People who|strong="H8104" take|strong="H8104" care|strong="H8104" of|strong="H0398" fig|strong="H8384" trees|strong="H8384" are|strong="H0113" allowed to|strong="H8104" eat|strong="H0398" the|strong="H0398" fruit|strong="H6529". In|strong="H5341" the|strong="H0398" same way, people who|strong="H8104" take|strong="H8104" care|strong="H8104" of|strong="H0398" their|strong="H0398" masters|strong="H0113" will|strong="H5341" be|strong="H0113" rewarded.
19 Just as|strong="H3651" you|strong="H6440" can|strong="H0120" see your|strong="H6440" own|strong="H6440" face|strong="H6440" reflected in|strong="H6440" water|strong="H4325", so|strong="H3651" your|strong="H6440" heart|strong="H3820" reflects the|strong="H6440" kind of|strong="H6440" person|strong="H0120" you|strong="H6440" are|strong="H0120".
20 Just as|strong="H7585" the|strong="H3808" place of|strong="H5869" death|strong="H7585" and|strong="H5869" destruction is|strong="H0120" never|strong="H3808" full|strong="H7646", people|strong="H0120" always want more|strong="H3808" and|strong="H5869" more|strong="H3808".
21 People|strong="H0376" use fire to|strong="H0376" purify gold|strong="H2091" and|strong="H3701" silver|strong="H3701". In|strong="H0376" the|strong="H6310" same way, you|strong="H6310" are|strong="H0376" tested by|strong="H2091" the|strong="H6310" praise|strong="H4110" people|strong="H0376" give you|strong="H6310".
22 Even|strong="H3808" if|strong="H0518" you|strong="H0518" pound|strong="H3806" fools|strong="H0191" to|strong="H5921" powder like|strong="H3808" grain|strong="H7383" in|strong="H5921" a|strong="H0518" bowl, you|strong="H0518" will|strong="H3808" never|strong="H3808" force the|strong="H0853" foolishness|strong="H0200" out|strong="H5921" of|strong="H5921" them|strong="H0853".
23 Learn|strong="H3045" all|strong="H3045" you|strong="H6440" can|strong="H3045" about|strong="H3045" your|strong="H3045" sheep|strong="H6629". Take|strong="H3045" care of|strong="H6440" your|strong="H3045" goats the|strong="H6440" best you|strong="H6440" can|strong="H3045".
24 Neither|strong="H3808" wealth|strong="H2633" nor|strong="H3808" nations last|strong="H1755" forever|strong="H5769".
25 Cut the|strong="H7200" hay, and|strong="H7200" new|strong="H1877" grass|strong="H2682" will|strong="H2022" grow. Then|strong="H7200" gather|strong="H0622" the|strong="H7200" new|strong="H1877" plants|strong="H6212" that|strong="H7200" grow on|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" hills|strong="H2022".
26 Cut the|strong="H7704" wool from|strong="H7704" your lambs|strong="H3532", and|strong="H7704" make your clothes|strong="H3830". Sell some of|strong="H7704" your goats|strong="H6260", and|strong="H7704" buy some land|strong="H7704".
27 Then there will|strong="H1004" be|strong="H1004" plenty|strong="H1767" of|strong="H1004" goat’s|strong="H5795" milk|strong="H2461" for|strong="H1004" you|strong="H1767" and|strong="H1004" your|strong="H1004" family|strong="H1004", with|strong="H1004" enough|strong="H1767" to|strong="H1004" keep the|strong="H1004" servants healthy.