Proverbs 27
Reading Proverbs chapter 27 in the Young's Literal Translation, public-domain text from 1898.
Verses 1–10
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
4 Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
5 Better is open reproof than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So is a man wandering from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.
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.
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