1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
4 Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is {the fruit} of hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent {man} seeth the evil, {and} hideth himself; the simple pass on, {and} are punished.
13 Take his garment that is become surety {for} another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
16 whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
19 As {in} water face {answereth} to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
22 If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
23 Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
24 for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown {endure} from generation to generation?
25 The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
27 and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.
1 不要为明日自夸， 因为今天要发生什么事， 你尚且不知道。
2 让外人夸奖你， 不可自己夸奖自己； 让别人称赞你， 不可自己称赞自己。
3 石头重， 沙土也重， 愚妄人的怒气比这两样更重。
4 烈怒虽然凶残， 暴怒又好像狂澜， 人还可以抵受； 但面对嫉妒， 谁能站立得住呢？
5 坦白的责备， 胜过暗中的爱。
6 爱你的人加的创伤是出于忠诚； 恨你的人却与你连连亲嘴。
7 吃饱的人连蜂房的蜜也厌恶； 饥饿的人连一切苦的东西都觉得甘甜。
8 离家的人到处飘泊， 好像离巢的雀鸟到处游飞一样。
9 膏油和香料使人心畅快， 朋友真诚的劝勉也使人觉得甘甜。
10 你的朋友和你父亲的朋友， 你都不可离弃； 在你遭遇患难的日子， 不可进你兄弟的家。在附近的邻舍胜过在远方的兄弟。
11 我儿， 你要作智慧人， 使我的心快乐， 我也可以回答那羞辱我的。
12 精明人看见灾祸， 就躲藏起来； 愚蒙人反往前走， 自取祸害。
13 谁为陌生人作保证人， 就拿去谁的衣服； 谁替妓女作保证人， 谁就要作担保。
14 清晨起来大声为邻舍祝福的， 就等于是咒诅他。
15 下大雨的时候不断滴漏； 就像吵闹的妇人一样；
16 谁要拦阻她， 就像拦阻风， 也像右手抓油。
17 铁磨铁， 磨得锋利； 朋友互相切磋， 才智（"才智"原文作"面"）也变得敏锐。
18 照料无花果树的， 必吃树上的果子； 事奉主人的， 必得尊荣。
19 水怎样映照人面， 人的心思也怎样反映其人。
20 阴间和灭亡不会满足， 人的眼目也是一样。
21 用锅炼银， 用炉炼金； 人的称赞也试炼人。
22 你虽然用杵把愚妄人与碎谷一同捣在臼中， 他的愚妄还是离不了他。
23 你要清楚知道你羊群的景况， 专心照料你的牛群。
24 因为财富不是永恒的， 冠冕也不能存到万代。
25 干草割去， 嫩草又出现， 山上的野草也都收集起来。
26 羊羔的毛可以给你作衣服， 山羊可以作买田地的价银。
27 山羊奶足够作你的食物， 也足够作你一家的食物， 并且足够维持你众婢女的生活。