1 Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.

1 אַֽל־תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל בְּיֹ֣ום מָחָ֑ר כִּ֤י לֹא־תֵ֝דַ֗ע מַה־יֵּ֥לֶד יֹֽום׃

2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.

2 יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

3 כֹּֽבֶד־אֶ֭בֶן וְנֵ֣טֶל הַחֹ֑ול וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

4 Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?

4 אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת חֵ֭מָה וְשֶׁ֣טֶף אָ֑ף וּמִ֥י יַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה׃

5 Better is open protest than love kept secret.

5 טֹ֖ובָה¹ תֹּוכַ֣חַת מְגֻלָּ֑ה מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃

6 The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.

6 נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אֹוהֵ֑ב וְ֝נַעְתָּרֹ֗ות נְשִׁיקֹ֥ות שֹׂונֵֽא׃

7 The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

7 נֶ֣פֶשׁ בֵעָה תָּב֣וּס נֹ֑פֶת וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה כָּל־מַ֥ר מָתֹֽוק׃

8 Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.

8 כְּ֭צִפֹּור נֹודֶ֣דֶת מִן־קִנָּ֑הּ כֵּֽן־אִ֝֗ישׁ נֹודֵ֥ד מִמְּקֹומֹֽו׃

9 Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

9 שֶׁ֣מֶן וּ֭קְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב וּמֶ֥תֶק רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ מֵֽעֲצַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃

10 Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.

10 רֵֽעֲךָ֙ וְרֵעֶה וְרֵ֪עַ אָבִ֡יךָ אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹ֗ב וּבֵ֥ית אָחִ֗יךָ אַל־תָּ֭בֹוא בְּיֹ֣ום אֵידֶ֑ךָ טֹ֥וב שָׁכֵ֥ן קָ֝רֹ֗וב מֵאָ֥ח רָחֹֽוק׃

11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

11 חֲכַ֣ם בְּ֭נִי וְשַׂמַּ֣ח לִבִּ֑י וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה חֹרְפִ֣י דָבָֽר׃

12 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

12 עָר֤וּם רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה נִסְתָּ֑ר פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם עָבְר֥וּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃

13 Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

13 קַח־בִּ֭גְדֹו כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִיָּ֣ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃

14 He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

14 מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ רֵעֵ֨הוּ׀ בְּקֹ֣ול גָּ֭דֹול בַּבֹּ֣קֶר הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים קְ֝לָלָ֗ה תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב לֹֽו׃

15 Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.

15 דֶּ֣לֶף טֹ֭ורֵד בְּיֹ֣ום סַגְרִ֑יר וְאֵ֥שֶׁת מִדֹונִים מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃

16 He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.

16 צֹפְנֶ֥יהָ צָֽפַן־ר֑וּחַ וְשֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינֹ֣ו יִקְרָֽא׃

17 Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

17 בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ׃

18 Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.

18 נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל פִּרְיָ֑הּ וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר³ אֲדֹנָ֣יו יְכֻבָּֽד׃

19 Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.

19 כַּ֭מַּיִם הַפָּנִ֣ים לַפָּנִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן לֵֽב־הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לָאָדָֽם׃

20 The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.

20 שְׁאֹ֣ול וַאֲבַדֹּה וַ֭אֲבַדֹּו לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה וְעֵינֵ֥י הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃

21 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.

21 מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ לְפִ֣י מַהֲלָלֹֽו׃

22 Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

22 אִ֥ם תִּכְתֹּֽושׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִ֨יל׀ בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הָ֭רִיפֹות בַּֽעֱלִ֑י לֹא־תָס֥וּר מֵ֝עָלָ֗יו אִוַּלְתֹּֽו׃

23 Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;

23 יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּ֭דַע פְּנֵ֣י צֹאנֶ֑ךָ שִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַעֲדָרִֽים׃

24 For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations.

24 כִּ֤י לֹ֣א לְעֹולָ֣ם חֹ֑סֶן וְאִם־נֵ֝֗זֶר לְדֹ֣ור דֹור וָדֹֽור׃

25 The grass comes up and the young grass is seen, and the mountain plants are got in.

25 גָּלָ֣ה חָ֭צִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶ֑שֶׁא וְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּ עִשְּׂבֹ֥ות הָרִֽים׃

26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the he-goats make the value of a field:

26 כְּבָשִׂ֥ים לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ וּמְחִ֥יר דֶ֗ה עַתּוּדִֽים׃

27 There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.

27 וְדֵ֤י׀ חֲלֵ֬ב עִזִּ֗ים לְֽ֭לַחְמְךָ לְלֶ֣חֶם בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְנַעֲרֹותֶֽיךָ׃