27:1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

27:5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

27:7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

27:8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

27:9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.

27:10 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.

27:11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

27:12 A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.

27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

27:16 He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

27:18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

27:19 As in water face [answereth] to face, So the heart of man to man.

27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

27:21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.

27:22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:

27:24 For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

27:25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

27:26 The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

27:27 And [there will be] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.