Proverbs

The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Thine own friend, and thy father"s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother"s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man"s friend by hearty counsel.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool"s wrath is heavier than them both.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.