Proverbs 27 — ULB
27Verse 1Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.
Verse 2Let someone else praise you and not your own mouth;
a stranger and not your own lips.
Verse 3Consider the heaviness of a stone and the weight of sand—
the provocation of a fool is heavier than both.
Verse 4There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of anger,
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Verse 5Better is an open rebuke
than hidden love.
Verse 6Faithful are the wounds caused by a friend,
but an enemy may kiss you profusely.
Verse 7A person who has eaten to the full rejects even a honeycomb,
but to the hungry person, every bitter thing is sweet.
Verse 8Like a bird that wanders from its nest
is a man who strays from where he lives.
Verse 9Perfume and incense make the heart rejoice,
but the sweetness of a friend comes from his sincere counsel.+
Verse 10Do not forsake your friend and your friend's father,
and do not go to your brother's house on the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is nearby than a brother who is far away.
Verse 11Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice;
then I will give back an answer to the one who mocks me.
Verse 12A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself,
but the naive people go on and suffer because of it.
Verse 13Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an immoral woman.
Verse 14Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing with a loud voice early in the morning,
that blessing will be considered to be a curse!
Verse 15A quarreling wife is like
the constant dripping on a rainy day;
Verse 16restraining her is like restraining the wind,
or trying to catch oil in your right hand.
Verse 17Iron sharpens iron;
in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.
Verse 18The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and the one who protects his master will be honored.
Verse 19Just as water reflects a person's face,
so a person's heart reflects the person.
Verse 20Just as Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
so a man's eyes are never satisfied.
Verse 21A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold;
and a person is tested when he is praised.
Verse 22Even if you crush a fool with the pestle—along with the grain—
yet his foolishness will not leave him.
Verse 23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks
and be concerned about your herds,
Verse 24for wealth is not forever.
Does a crown endure for all generations?
Verse 25You should know when the hay is gone and the new growth appears,
and the time when the grass from the hills is gathered in.
Verse 26Those lambs will provide your clothing
and the goats will provide the price of the field.
Verse 27There will be goats' milk for your food—the food for your household—
and nourishment for your servant girls.
for you do not know what a day may bring.
Verse 2Let someone else praise you and not your own mouth;
a stranger and not your own lips.
Verse 3Consider the heaviness of a stone and the weight of sand—
the provocation of a fool is heavier than both.
Verse 4There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of anger,
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Verse 5Better is an open rebuke
than hidden love.
Verse 6Faithful are the wounds caused by a friend,
but an enemy may kiss you profusely.
Verse 7A person who has eaten to the full rejects even a honeycomb,
but to the hungry person, every bitter thing is sweet.
Verse 8Like a bird that wanders from its nest
is a man who strays from where he lives.
Verse 9Perfume and incense make the heart rejoice,
but the sweetness of a friend comes from his sincere counsel.+
Verse 10Do not forsake your friend and your friend's father,
and do not go to your brother's house on the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is nearby than a brother who is far away.
Verse 11Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice;
then I will give back an answer to the one who mocks me.
Verse 12A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself,
but the naive people go on and suffer because of it.
Verse 13Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an immoral woman.
Verse 14Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing with a loud voice early in the morning,
that blessing will be considered to be a curse!
Verse 15A quarreling wife is like
the constant dripping on a rainy day;
Verse 16restraining her is like restraining the wind,
or trying to catch oil in your right hand.
Verse 17Iron sharpens iron;
in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.
Verse 18The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and the one who protects his master will be honored.
Verse 19Just as water reflects a person's face,
so a person's heart reflects the person.
Verse 20Just as Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
so a man's eyes are never satisfied.
Verse 21A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold;
and a person is tested when he is praised.
Verse 22Even if you crush a fool with the pestle—along with the grain—
yet his foolishness will not leave him.
Verse 23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks
and be concerned about your herds,
Verse 24for wealth is not forever.
Does a crown endure for all generations?
Verse 25You should know when the hay is gone and the new growth appears,
and the time when the grass from the hills is gathered in.
Verse 26Those lambs will provide your clothing
and the goats will provide the price of the field.
Verse 27There will be goats' milk for your food—the food for your household—
and nourishment for your servant girls.