Good News Bible Anglicised

Proverbs 27:16-20 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

16. How can you keep her quiet? Have you ever tried to stop the wind or ever tried to hold a handful of oil?

17. People learn from one another, just as iron sharpens iron.

18. Take care of a fig tree and you will have figs to eat. Servants who take care of their master will be honoured.

19. It is your own face that you see reflected in the water and it is your own self that you see in your heart.

20. Human desires are like the world of the dead — there is always room for more.