1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. | TOSK |
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips. | TOSK |
3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. | TOSK |
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? | TOSK |
5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. | TOSK |
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. | TOSK |
7 The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. | TOSK |
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home. | TOSK |
9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul. | TOSK |
10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. | TOSK |
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me. | TOSK |
12 The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. | TOSK |
13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. | TOSK |
14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse. | TOSK |
15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike— | TOSK |
16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand. | TOSK |
17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | TOSK |
18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored. | TOSK |
19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man. | TOSK |
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. | TOSK |
21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him. | TOSK |
22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him. | TOSK |
23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; | TOSK |
24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. | TOSK |
25 When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered, | TOSK |
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. | TOSK |
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants. | TOSK |