Do not boast about tomorrow

4

Wisdom1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Speech2Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.

AngerWisdom3Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool`s provocation is heavier than both.

Anger4Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

Faithful are the wounds of a friend

6

Friendship5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Friendship6Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

Desire7One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

Family8Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.

Friendship9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.

Friendship10Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative`s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

Iron sharpens iron

7

WisdomFamily11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.

Wisdom12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Wealth13Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.

Friendship14If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.

Family15A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;

Family16restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.

Friendship17As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

The heart of man reflects the man

5

Work18The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.

Wisdom19As water reflects the face, so one`s life reflects the heart.

Desire20Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.

Discipline21The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.

Wisdom22Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.

Know well the condition of your flocks

5

WorkLeadership23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;

WealthLeadership24for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.

Work25When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

WorkWealth26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

WorkFamily27You will have plenty of goats` milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants.

← PreviousNext →