Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.

Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.

Better is open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.

A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;

Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.

Know well the condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be reckoned a curse to him.

Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
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 far away.

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
That I may reply to him who reproaches me.

The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And each is tested by the praise accorded him.

He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,
And he who cares for his master will be honored.

A sated man loathes honey,
But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.

Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

Like a bird that wanders from her nest,
So is a man who wanders from his home.

For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.

When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

He who would restrain her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.

The lambs will be for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field,

And there will be goats’ milk enough for your food,
For the food of your household,
And sustenance for your maidens.