| 1 | Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. | |
| 2 | Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. | |
| 3 | A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them. | |
| 4 | Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy? | |
| 5 | Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. | |
| 6 | Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. | |
| 7 | A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. | |
| 8 | Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place. | |
| 9 | Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man's friend gives delight by hearty counsel. | |
| 10 | Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, Nor go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. | |
| 11 | My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me. | |
| 12 | A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. | |
| 13 | Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress. | |
| 14 | He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him. | |
| 15 | A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike; | |
| 16 | Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. | |
| 17 | As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. | |
| 18 | Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. | |
| 19 | As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man. | |
| 20 | Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. | |
| 21 | The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him. | |
| 22 | Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. | |
| 23 | Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds; | |
| 24 | For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. | |
| 25 | When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, | |
| 26 | The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field; | |
| 27 | You shall have enough goats' milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants. | |