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 betterThan 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 nestIs 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.