Boast not thyself of to-morrow;
For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth;
A stranger, and not thine own lips.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;
But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is {Hebrew: a flood.}overwhelming;
But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Better is open rebuke
Than love that is hidden.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
The full soul {Hebrew: trampleth upon.}loatheth a honeycomb;
But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest,
So is a man that wandereth from his place.
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart;
So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not;
And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity:
Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;
But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;
And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It shall be counted a curse to him.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike:
He that would {Hebrew: hide.}restrain her {Hebrw: hideth.}restraineth the wind;
And {Or, the oil of his right hand betrayeth itself}his right hand encountereth oil.
Iron sharpeneth iron;
So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof;
And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
{Or, As water showeth face to face, so the heart showeth man to man}As in water face answereth to face,
So the heart of man to man.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
And a man is tried by {Or, that which he praiseth Or, that whereof he boasteth}his praise.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain,
Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
And look well to thy herds:
For riches are not for ever:
And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
The {Hebrew: grass.}hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
The lambs are for thy clothing,
And the goats are the price of the field;
And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household,
And maintenance for thy maidens.
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My vineyard, which is mine, is before me:Thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand,And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that {Or, doeth shamefully}causeth shame,And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
Therefore Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
Seest thou a man {Or, skilful}diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings;He shall not stand before {Hebrew: obscure.}mean men.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master,As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress;So our eyes look unto Jehovah our God,Until he have mercy upon us.
Know ye not that they that minister about sacred things eat of the things of the temple, and they that wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar?
And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
Behold, I have told you beforehand.
and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
Blessed is that {Greek: bondservant.}servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
And Joseph found favor in his sight, and he ministered unto him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful {Greek: bondservant.}servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents.
The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and that which he did, Jehovah made it to prosper.
Blessed are those {Greek: bondservants.}servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.
And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
Blessed is that {Greek: bondservant.}servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah, that we may inquire of Jehovah by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.
Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she {Hebrew: was before.}waited on Naaman's wife.
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.
And she said unto her mistress, Would that my lord were {Hebrew: before.}with the prophet that is in Samaria! then would he recover him of his leprosy.
{Greek: Household-servants.}Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your {Or, servant}minister;
And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
{Greek: Bondservants.}Servants, obey in all things them that are your {Greek: lords.}masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: