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à àÇì-úÌÄúÀäÇìÌÅì, áÌÀéåÉí îÈçÈø: ëÌÄé ìÉà-úÅãÇò, îÇä-éÌÅìÆã éåÉí.
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1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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á éÀäÇìÌÆìÀêÈ æÈø åÀìÉà-ôÄéêÈ; ðÈëÀøÄé, åÀàÇì-ùÒÀôÈúÆéêÈ.
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2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
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â ëÌÉáÆã-àÆáÆï, åÀðÅèÆì äÇçåÉì; åÀëÇòÇñ àÁåÄéì, ëÌÈáÅã îÄùÌÑÀðÅéäÆí.
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3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
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ã àÇëÀæÀøÄéÌåÌú çÅîÈä, åÀùÑÆèÆó àÈó; åÌîÄé éÇòÂîÉã, ìÄôÀðÅé ÷ÄðÀàÈä.
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4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
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ä èåÉáÈä, úÌåÉëÇçÇú îÀâËìÌÈä-- îÅàÇäÂáÈä îÀñËúÌÈøÆú.
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5 Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
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å ðÆàÁîÈðÄéí, ôÌÄöÀòÅé àåÉäÅá; åÀðÇòÀúÌÈøåÉú, ðÀùÑÄé÷åÉú ùÒåÉðÅà.
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6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.
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æ ðÆôÆùÑ ùÒÀáÅòÈä, úÌÈáåÌñ ðÉôÆú; åÀðÆôÆùÑ øÀòÅáÈä, ëÌÈì-îÇø îÈúåÉ÷.
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7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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ç ëÌÀöÄôÌåÉø, ðåÉãÆãÆú îÄï-÷ÄðÌÈäÌ-- ëÌÅï-àÄéùÑ, ðåÉãÅã îÄîÌÀ÷åÉîåÉ.
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8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
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è ùÑÆîÆï åÌ÷ÀèÉøÆú, éÀùÒÇîÌÇç-ìÅá; åÌîÆúÆ÷ øÅòÅäåÌ, îÅòÂöÇú-ðÈôÆùÑ.
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9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
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é øÅòÂêÈ åøòä (åÀøÅòÇ) àÈáÄéêÈ, àÇì-úÌÇòÂæÉá-- åÌáÅéú àÈçÄéêÈ, àÇì-úÌÈáåÉà áÌÀéåÉí àÅéãÆêÈ;
èåÉá ùÑÈëÅï ÷ÈøåÉá, îÅàÈç øÈçåÉ÷.
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10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity; {N}
better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
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éà çÂëÇí áÌÀðÄé, åÀùÒÇîÌÇç ìÄáÌÄé; åÀàÈùÑÄéáÈä çÉøÀôÄé ãÈáÈø.
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11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.
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éá òÈøåÌí, øÈàÈä øÈòÈä ðÄñÀúÌÈø; ôÌÀúÈàéÄí, òÈáÀøåÌ ðÆòÁðÈùÑåÌ.
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12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
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éâ ÷Çç-áÌÄâÀãåÉ, ëÌÄé-òÈøÇá æÈø; åÌáÀòÇã ðÈëÀøÄéÌÈä çÇáÀìÅäåÌ.
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13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
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éã îÀáÈøÅêÀ øÅòÅäåÌ, áÌÀ÷åÉì âÌÈãåÉì--áÌÇáÌÉ÷Æø äÇùÑÀëÌÅéí: ÷ÀìÈìÈä, úÌÅçÈùÑÆá ìåÉ.
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14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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èå ãÌÆìÆó èåÉøÅã, áÌÀéåÉí ñÇâÀøÄéø; åÀàÅùÑÆú îãåðéí (îÄãÀéÈðÄéí), ðÄùÑÀúÌÈåÈä.
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15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
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èæ öÉôÀðÆéäÈ öÈôÇï-øåÌçÇ; åÀùÑÆîÆï éÀîÄéðåÉ éÄ÷ÀøÈà.
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16 He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.
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éæ áÌÇøÀæÆì áÌÀáÇøÀæÆì éÈçÇã; åÀàÄéùÑ, éÇçÇã ôÌÀðÅé-øÅòÅäåÌ.
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17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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éç ðÉöÅø úÌÀàÅðÈä, éÉàëÇì ôÌÄøÀéÈäÌ; åÀùÑÉîÅø àÂãÉðÈéå éÀëËáÌÈã.
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18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
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éè ëÌÇîÌÇéÄí, äÇôÌÈðÄéí ìÇôÌÈðÄéí-- ëÌÅï ìÅá-äÈàÈãÈí, ìÈàÈãÈí.
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19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
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ë ùÑÀàåÉì åÇàÂáÇãÌÉä, ìÉà úÄùÒÀáÌÇòÀðÈä; åÀòÅéðÅé äÈàÈãÈí, ìÉà úÄùÒÀáÌÇòÀðÈä.
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20 The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated.
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ëà îÇöÀøÅó ìÇëÌÆñÆó, åÀëåÌø ìÇæÌÈäÈá; åÀàÄéùÑ, ìÀôÄé îÇäÂìÈìåÉ.
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21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
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ëá àÄí úÌÄëÀúÌåÉùÑ-àÆú-äÈàÁåÄéì, áÌÇîÌÇëÀúÌÅùÑ áÌÀúåÉêÀ äÈøÄéôåÉú-- áÌÇòÁìÄé:
ìÉà-úÈñåÌø îÅòÈìÈéå, àÄåÌÇìÀúÌåÉ.
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22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, {N}
yet will not his foolishness depart from him. {P}
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ëâ éÈãÉòÇ úÌÅãÇò, ôÌÀðÅé öÉàðÆêÈ; ùÑÄéú ìÄáÌÀêÈ, ìÇòÂãÈøÄéí.
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23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;
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ëã ëÌÄé ìÉà ìÀòåÉìÈí çÉñÆï; åÀàÄí-ðÅæÆø, ìÀãåÉø ãåø (åÈãåÉø).
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24 For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
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ëä âÌÈìÈä çÈöÄéø, åÀðÄøÀàÈä-ãÆùÑÆà; åÀðÆàÆñÀôåÌ, òÄùÌÒÀáåÉú äÈøÄéí.
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25 When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
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ëå ëÌÀáÈùÒÄéí ìÄìÀáåÌùÑÆêÈ; åÌîÀçÄéø ùÒÈãÆä, òÇúÌåÌãÄéí.
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26 The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
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ëæ åÀãÅé, çÂìÅá òÄæÌÄéí--ìÀìÇçÀîÀêÈ, ìÀìÆçÆí áÌÅéúÆêÈ; åÀçÇéÌÄéí, ìÀðÇòÂøåÉúÆéêÈ.
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27 And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.
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