Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.

Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.

As in water, face answereth to face, so, the heart of man to man.

Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.

A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:

Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one's friend, more than fragrant wood.

Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;

Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied.

A prudent man, seeth calamity - he hideth himself, the simple, pass on - they suffer.

The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?

He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.

Thine own friend and thy father's friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.

Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.

Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, is to be tried by what he praiseth.

He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall he honoured.

The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.

Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.

Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, - but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.

As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.

For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: -

Take a man's garment when he hath become pledge for stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.

The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;

He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.

There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;

With, enough goats-milk, for thy food - for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.