PROVERBS 27

1 Have thou not glory of the morrow, that knowest not what thing the day coming shall bring forth. 2 Another man, and not thy mouth praise thee; a stranger, and not thy lips. 3 A stone is heavy, and gravel is chargeous; but the ire [or the wrath] of a fool is heavier than ever either. 4 Ire [or Wrath] hath no mercy, and strong vengeance breaking out hath no mercy; and who may suffer the fierceness of a spirit stirred? 5 Better is open reproving, than a love hid. [Better is open amending, than hid love.] 6 Better be the wounds of him that loveth, than the guileful kisses of him that hateth. 7 A man [ful] filled shall despise an honeycomb; but an hungry man shall take, yea, bitter thing for sweet. 8 As a bird passing over from his nest, so is a man that forsaketh his place. 9 The heart delighteth in ointment, and diverse odours; and a soul is made sweet by the good counsels of a friend. 10 Forsake thou not thy friend, and the friend of thy father; and enter thou not into the house of thy brother, in the day of thy torment. Better is a neighbour nigh, than a brother afar. 11 My son, study thou about wisdom, and make thou glad mine heart; that thou mayest answer a word to a despiser. 12 A fell man seeing evil was hid; little men of wit passing forth suffered harms. 13 Take thou away his cloth, that promised for a stranger; and take thou away a wed from him for an alien man. 14 He that blesseth his neighbour with [a] great voice; and riseth by night, shall be like him that curseth. 15 Roofs dropping in the day of cold, and a woman full of chiding, be likened together. 16 He that withholdeth her, as if he holdeth [or held the] wind; and voideth [out] the oil of his right hand. 17 Iron is whetted by iron; and a man whetteth the face of his friend. 18 He that keepeth a fig tree, shall eat the fruits thereof; and he that is a keeper of his lord, shall be glorified. 19 As the cheers of men beholding themselves shine in waters; so the hearts of men be open to prudent men. 20 Hell and perdition shall not be filled; so and the eyes of men be not able to be filled [or be unfillable]. 21 As silver is proved in a welling place, and gold is proved in a furnace; so a man is proved by the mouth of his praisers. 22 Though thou poundedest a fool in a mortar, as with a pestle smiting above dried barley, his folly shall not be done away from him. 23 Know thou diligently the cheer of thy beast; and behold thou thy flocks. 24 For thou shalt not have power continually; but a crown shall be given to thee in generation and into generation[s]. 25 Meadows be opened, and green herbs appeared; and hay is gathered from [the] hills. 26 Lambs be to thy clothing; and kids be to the price of the field. 27 The milk of goats suffice to thee for thy meats; into the necessary things of thine house, and to lifelode of thine handmaidens.