1. Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5. Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7. The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
9. Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
10. Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.