27:1  Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

27:2  Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.

27:3  A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

27:4  Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?

27:5  Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.

27:6  Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

27:7  A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.

27:8  Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.

27:9  Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.

27:10  Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

27:11  Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.

27:12  A prudent man sees evil {and} hides himself, The naive proceed {and} pay the penalty.

27:13  Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.

27:14  He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him.

27:15  A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;

27:16  He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.

27:17  Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.

27:18  He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored.

27:19  As in water face {reflects} face, So the heart of man {reflects} man.

27:20  Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

27:21  The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each {is tested} by the praise accorded him.

27:22  Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, {Yet} his foolishness will not depart from him.

27:23  Know well the condition of your flocks, {And} pay attention to your herds;

27:24  For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown {endure} to all generations.

27:25  {When} the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

27:26  The lambs {will be} for your clothing, And the goats {will bring} the price of a field,

27:27  And {there will be} goats' milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens.