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Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
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Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
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A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
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Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy?
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Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed.
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place.
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Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man's friend gives delight by hearty counsel.
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Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, Nor go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
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My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me.
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A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished.
13
Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
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He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him.
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A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
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Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
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As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
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Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.
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As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man.
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Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.
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Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
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Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds;