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  27:1 ¶
Boastºº
not thyselfºº
of to morrow;ºº
forº
thou knowestºº
notº
whatº
a dayº
may bring forth.ºº |
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27:1 ¶
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. |
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27:2
Let another manºº
praiseºº
thee, and notº
thine own mouth;º
a stranger,º
and notº
thine own lips.º |
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27:2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. |
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27:3
A stoneº
[is] heavy,º
and the sandº
weighty;º
but a fool'sº
wrathº
[is] heavierº
than them both.ºº |
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27:3
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both. |
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27:4
Wrathº
[is] cruel,º
and angerº
[is] outrageous;º
but whoº
[is] able to standºº
beforeº
envy?º |
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27:4
Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy? |
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27:5
Openºº
rebukeº
[is] betterº
than secretºº
love.ºº |
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27:5
Open rebuke [is] better than secret love. |
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27:6
Faithfulºº
[are] the woundsº
of a friend;ºº
but the kissesº
of an enemyºº
[are] deceitful.ºº |
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27:6
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful. |
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27:7
The fullº
soulº
loathethºº
an honeycomb;º
but to the hungryº
soulº
everyº
bitter thingº
is sweet.º |
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27:7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. |
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27:8
As a birdº
that wanderethºº
fromº
her nest,º
soº
[is] a manº
that wanderethºº
from his place.ºº |
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27:8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place. |
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27:9
Ointmentº
and perfumeº
rejoiceºº
the heart:º
so [doth] the sweetnessº
of a man's friendº
by heartyº
counsel.ººº |
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27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. |
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27:10
Thine own friend,º
and thy father'sº
friend,º
forsakeºº
not;º
neitherº
goºº
into thy brother'sº
houseº
in the dayº
of thy calamity:º
[for] betterº
[is] a neighbourº
[that is] nearº
than a brotherºº
far off.º |
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27:10
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off. |
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27:11
My son,º
be wise,ºº
and make my heartº
glad,ºº
that I may answerººº
him that reproachethºº
me. |
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27:11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. |
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27:12
A prudentº
[man] foreseethºº
the evil,º
[and] hidethºº
himself;º
[but] the simpleº
pass on,ºº
[and] are punished.ºº |
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27:12
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished. |
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27:13
Takeºº
his garmentº
thatº
is suretyºº
for a stranger,ºº
and take a pledgeºº
of him forº
a strange woman.º |
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27:13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. |
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27:14
He that blessethºº
his friendº
with a loudº
voice,º
rising earlyºº
in the morning,º
it shall be countedºº
a curseº
to him. |
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27:14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. |
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27:15
A continualºº
droppingº
in a very rainyº
dayº
and a contentiousººº
womanº
are alike.ºº |
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27:15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. |
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27:16
Whosoever hidethºº
her hidethºº
the wind,º
and the ointmentº
of his right hand,º
[which] bewrayethºº
[itself]. |
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27:16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself]. |
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27:17
Ironº
sharpenethºº
iron;º
so a manº
sharpenethºº
the countenanceº
of his friend.º |
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27:17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. |
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27:18
Whoso keepethºº
the fig treeº
shall eatºº
the fruitº
thereof: so he that waitethºº
on his
´áðôn
אֲדוֹןº
shall be honoured.ºº |
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27:18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his adon shall be honoured. |
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27:19
As in waterº
faceº
[answereth] to face,º
soº
the heartº
of manº
to man.º |
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27:19
As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man. |
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27:20
Hellº
and destructionººº
are neverº
full;ºº
so the eyesº
of manº
are neverº
satisfied.ºº |
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27:20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. |
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27:21
[As] the fining potº
for silver,º
and the furnaceº
for gold;º
so [is] a manº
toº
his praise.º |
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27:21
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise. |
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27:22
Thoughº
thou shouldest brayººº
a foolº
in a mortarº
amongº
wheatº
with a pestle,º
[yet] will notº
his foolishnessº
departºº
fromºº
him. |
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27:22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him. |
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27:23
Be thou diligentºº
to knowºº
the stateº
of thy flocks,º
[and] lookººº
wellº
to thy herds.º |
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27:23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds. |
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27:24
Forº
richesº
[are] notº
for ever:º
and dothº
the crownº
[endure] to everyº
generation?º |
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27:24
For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation? |
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27:25
The hayº
appeareth,ºº
and the tender grassº
shewethºº
itself,º
and herbsº
of the mountainsº
are gathered.ºº |
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27:25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. |
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27:26
The lambsº
[are] for thy clothing,º
and the goatsº
[are] the priceº
of the field.º |
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27:26
The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field. |
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27:27
And [thou shalt have] goats'º
milkº
enoughº
for thy food,º
for the foodº
of thy household,º
and [for] the maintenanceº
for thy maidens.º |
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27:27
And [thou shalt have] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens. |
