1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.

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

2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

2 יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

3 A stone `is' heavy, and the sand `is' heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

3 כֹּֽבֶד־אֶ֭בֶן וְנֵ֣טֶל הַחֹ֑ול וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

4 Fury `is' fierce, and anger `is' overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

4 אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת חֵ֭מָה וְשֶׁ֣טֶף אָ֑ף וּמִ֥י יַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה׃

5 Better `is' open reproof than hidden love.

5 טֹ֖ובָה¹ תֹּוכַ֣חַת מְגֻלָּ֑ה מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃

6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

6 נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אֹוהֵ֑ב וְ֝נַעְתָּרֹ֗ות נְשִׁיקֹ֥ות שֹׂונֵֽא׃

7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a hungry soul every bitter thing `is' sweet.

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

8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So `is' a man wandering from his place.

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

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.

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

10 Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better `is' a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

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

11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

11 חֲכַ֣ם בְּ֭נִי וְשַׂמַּ֣ח לִבִּ֑י וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה חֹרְפִ֣י דָבָֽר׃

12 The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

12 עָר֤וּם רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה נִסְתָּ֑ר פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם עָבְר֥וּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃

13 Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.

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

14 Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.

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

15 A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,

15 דֶּ֣לֶף טֹ֭ורֵד בְּיֹ֣ום סַגְרִ֑יר וְאֵ֥שֶׁת מִדֹונִים מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃

16 Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

16 צֹפְנֶ֥יהָ צָֽפַן־ר֑וּחַ וְשֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינֹ֣ו יִקְרָֽא׃

17 Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

17 בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ׃

18 The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.

18 נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל פִּרְיָ֑הּ וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר³ אֲדֹנָ֣יו יְכֻבָּֽד׃

19 As `in' water the face `is' to face, So the heart of man to man.

19 כַּ֭מַּיִם הַפָּנִ֣ים לַפָּנִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן לֵֽב־הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לָאָדָֽם׃

20 Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.

20 שְׁאֹ֣ול וַאֲבַדֹּה וַ֭אֲבַדֹּו לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה וְעֵינֵ֥י הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃

21 A refining pot `is' for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.

21 מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ לְפִ֣י מַהֲלָלֹֽו׃

22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.

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

23 Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

23 יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּ֭דַע פְּנֵ֣י צֹאנֶ֑ךָ שִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַעֲדָרִֽים׃

24 For riches `are' not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.

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

25 Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.

25 גָּלָ֣ה חָ֭צִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶ֑שֶׁא וְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּ עִשְּׂבֹ֥ות הָרִֽים׃

26 Lambs `are' for thy clothing, And the price of the field `are' he-goats,

26 כְּבָשִׂ֥ים לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ וּמְחִ֥יר דֶ֗ה עַתּוּדִֽים׃

27 And a sufficiency of goats' milk `is' for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!

27 וְדֵ֤י׀ חֲלֵ֬ב עִזִּ֗ים לְֽ֭לַחְמְךָ לְלֶ֣חֶם בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְנַעֲרֹותֶֽיךָ׃