for you don’t know what a day might bring.
a stranger, and not your own lips.
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
but who can withstand jealousy?
than concealed love.
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
is like a bird wandering from its nest.
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.
the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.[c]
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.
and a nagging wife are alike.
16 The one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.
and one man sharpens another.[d]
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.
so the heart reflects the person.
and people’s eyes are never satisfied.
and a man for the words of his praise.[e]
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.
and pay attention to your herds,
24 for wealth is not forever;
not even a crown lasts for all time.
25 When hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grain from the hills is gathered in,
26 lambs will provide your clothing,
and goats, the price of a field;
27 there will be enough goat’s milk for your food—
food for your household
and nourishment for your female servants.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction
- Proverbs 27:13 A debtor’s outer garment held as collateral; Dt 24:12-13,17; Jb 22:6; Am 2:8
- Proverbs 27:13 Lit a foreign woman
- Proverbs 27:17 Lit and a man sharpens his friend’s face
- Proverbs 27:21 Or gold, but a man [is tested] by his praise