[:en]”Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth” (v. 1)
“Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips” (v. 2)
“Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?” (v. 4)
“Better is open rebuke than hidden love” (v. 4)
“Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses” (v. 6)
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one’s friend springs from his earnest counsel” (v. 9)
“Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother’s house when disaster strikes you — better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away” (v. 10)
“The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it” (v.. 12)
“A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day; restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand” (vs. 15-16)
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