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27:1  Don’t brag about tomorrow. You don’t know what a day will bring.
27:2  Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth. Let an outsider praise you, and not your own lips.
27:3  Stones are heavy, and sand weighs a lot. But letting a foolish person make you angry is a heavier load than both of them.
27:4  Anger is mean, and great anger overpowers you. But who can face jealousy?
27:5  Being warned openly is better than being loved in secret.
27:6  Wounds from a friend can be trusted. But an enemy kisses you many times.
27:7  When you are full, you even hate honey. When you are hungry, even what is bitter tastes sweet.
27:8  Anyone who runs away from home is like a bird that flies away from its nest.
27:9  Perfume and incense bring joy to your heart. And the sweetness of a friend comes from their honest advice.
27:10  Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family. And don’t go to your relative’s house when trouble strikes you. A neighbor nearby is better than a relative far away.
27:11  My son, be wise and bring joy to my heart. Then I can answer anyone who makes fun of me.
27:12  Wise people see danger and go to a safe place. But childish people keep on going and suffer for it.
27:13  Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes. Hold it until you get paid back if it is done for an outsider.
27:14  Suppose you loudly bless your neighbor early in the morning. Then you might as well be cursing him.
27:15  A nagging wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm.
27:16  Stopping her is like trying to stop the wind. It’s like trying to grab olive oil with your hand.
27:17  As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
27:18  A person who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit. And a person who protects their master will be honored.
27:19  When you look into water, you see a likeness of your face. When you look into your heart, you see what you are really like.
27:20  Death and the Grave are never satisfied. People’s eyes are never satisfied either.
27:21  Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold. But people are tested by the praise they receive.
27:22  Suppose you could grind a foolish person in a mill. Suppose you could grind them as you would grind grain with a tool. Even then you could not remove their foolishness from them.
27:23  Be sure you know how your flocks are doing. Pay careful attention to your herds.
27:24  Riches don’t last forever. And a crown is not secure for all time to come.
27:25  The hay is removed, and new growth appears. The grass from the hills is gathered in.
27:26  Then your lambs will provide you with clothes. And the money from selling your goats will buy you a field.
27:27  You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family. It will also feed your female servants.