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27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, / For you do not know what a day may bring forth. Compare
27:2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; / A foreigner, and not your own lips. Compare
27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, / But a fool's vexation is heavier than both of them. Compare
27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, / But who can stand before jealousy? Compare
27:5Open rebuke is better / Than love that is hidden. Compare
27:6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, / But the kisses of an enemy are profuse. Compare
27:7The full soul loathes a honeycomb, / But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Compare
27:8Like a bird that wanders from her nest, / So is a man who wanders from his place. Compare
27:9Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; / So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend. Compare
27:10Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend / To go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity: / Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. Compare
27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, / That I may answer him who reproaches me. Compare
27:12A prudent man sees evil and hides himself; / But the simple pass on and suffer punishment for it. Compare
27:13Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, / And hold one in pledge who is surety for a foreign woman. Compare
27:14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, / Arousing him early in the morning, / It will be reckoned as a curse to him. Compare
27:15A continual dripping on a very rainy day / And a contentious woman are alike; Compare
27:16He who would restrain her restrains the wind, / And grasps oil with his right hand. Compare
27:17Iron sharpens iron; / So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Compare
27:18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, / And he who takes care of his master will be honored. Compare
27:19As in water face reflects face, / So the heart of man reflects man. Compare
27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, / And the eyes of man are never satisfied. Compare
27:21The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, / And a man is tried by the praise given him. Compare
27:22Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, / His folly will not depart from him. Compare
27:23Know well the condition of your flocks, / And pay attention to your herds - Compare
27:24For riches are not forever, / Nor does a crown endure from generation to generation - Compare
27:25Then when the grass has disappeared, and the tender grass is seen, / And the herbs of the mountains have been gathered in, Compare
27:26The lambs will be for your clothing, / And the goats will bring the price of a field; Compare
27:27And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, / For the food of your household, / And for the sustenance for your maidens. Compare
28:1The wicked flee when no man pursues, / But the righteous are as bold as a lion. Compare
28:2When a land revolts, it has many rulers; / But by him who has understanding and knowledge it endures. Compare
28:3A destitute man who oppresses the poor / Is like a driving rain which leaves no food. Compare
28:4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, / But those who keep the law contend with them. Compare
28:5Evil men do not understand justice, / But those who seek Jehovah understand all things. Compare
28:6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity / Than he who is perverse in his ways though he is rich. Compare
28:7Whoever keeps the law is an understanding son, / But he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father. Compare
28:8He who increases his substance by interest and usury / Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor. Compare
28:9He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, / Even his prayer is an abomination. Compare
28:10Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way / Will himself fall into his own pit, / But the perfect will inherit good. Compare
28:11The rich man is wise in his own conceit, / But the poor man who has understanding searches him out. Compare
28:12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; / But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. Compare
28:13He who covers his transgressions will not prosper, / But whoever confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Compare
28:14Blessed is the man who always fears, / But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity. Compare
28:15Like a roaring lion and a roving bear / Is a wicked ruler over a poor people. Compare
28:16The ruler who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, / But he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. Compare
28:17A man who is burdened with a person's blood / Will be a fugitive until death; / Let no man support him. Compare
28:18Whoever walks uprightly will be delivered, / But he who is perverse in his ways will fall all at once. Compare
28:19He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, / But he who pursues worthless things will have plenty of poverty. Compare
28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, / But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished. Compare
28:21To have respect of persons is not good, / Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress. Compare
28:22A man who is envious hastens after wealth, / And does not know that want will come upon him. Compare
28:23He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor / Than he who flatters with the tongue. Compare
28:24Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, / It is no transgression, / Is the companion of a man who destroys. Compare
28:25A greedy person stirs up contention, / But he who trusts in Jehovah will prosper. Compare
28:26He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, / But he who walks wisely will be delivered. Compare
28:27He who gives to the poor man will not lack, / But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses. Compare
28:28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; / But when they perish, the righteous increase. Compare

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