27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth--a stranger, and not your own lips.

27:3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
27:3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

27:4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming; but who can stand before jealousy?
27:4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?

27:5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
27:5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
27:6 Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts, but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

27:7 He who is sated loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
27:7 The sated appetite spurns honey, but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.

27:8 Like a bird that strays from its nest, is a man who strays from his home.
27:8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is one who strays from home.

27:9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, but the soul is torn by trouble.
27:9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad, but the soul is torn by trouble.

27:10 Your friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake; and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
27:10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent; do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is nearby than kindred who are far away.

27:11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
27:11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer whoever reproaches me.

27:12 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
27:12 The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

27:13 Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.
27:13 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger; seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.

27:14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.
27:14 Whoever blesses a neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.

27:15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
27:15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike;

27:16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in his right hand.
27:16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in the right hand.

27:17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
27:17 Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another.

27:18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
27:18 Anyone who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and anyone who takes care of a master will be honored.

27:19 As in water face answers to face, so the mind of man reflects the man.
27:19 Just as water reflects the face, so one human heart reflects another.

27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and human eyes are never satisfied.

27:21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is judged by his praise.
27:21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, so a person is tested by being praised.

27:22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
27:22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, but the folly will not be driven out.

27:23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;
27:23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;

27:24 for riches do not last for ever; and does a crown endure to all generations?
27:24 for riches do not last forever, nor a crown for all generations.

27:25 When the grass is gone, and the new growth appears, and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,
27:25 When the grass is gone, and new growth appears, and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,

27:26 the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field;
27:26 the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field;

27:27 there will be enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your maidens.
27:27 there will be enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household and nourishment for your servant girls.