| 1 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. |
| 2 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips. |
| 3 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both. |
| 4 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy? |
| 5 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. |
| 6 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse. |
| 7 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. |
| 8 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place. |
| 9 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend `that cometh' of hearty counsel. |
| 10 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off. |
| 11 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me. |
| 12 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData A prudent man seeth the evil, `and' hideth himself; `But' the simple pass on, `and' suffer for it. |
| 13 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge `that is surety' for a foreign woman. |
| 14 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him. |
| 15 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike: |
| 16 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil. |
| 17 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. |
| 18 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored. |
| 19 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData As in water face `answereth' to face, So the heart of man to man. |
| 20 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied. |
| 21 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is `tried' by his praise. |
| 22 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. |
| 23 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, `And' look well to thy herds: |
| 24 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations? |
| 25 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in. |
| 26 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field; |
| 27 |
fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData fjrigjwwe9r2AmerStd_Bible_EN:TextData And `there will be' goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens. |