Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
4 Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
6 The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
7 The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne place.
As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
9 As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.
Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
10 Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake thou not: neither enter into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.
Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
11 My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
12 A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
14 He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.
He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
15 A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
16 He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
17 Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
18 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
20 The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.
Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
23 Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
24 For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.
For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
25 The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.
The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
26 The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.
There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
27 And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for the sustenance of thy maydes.
With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
