27Never boast about tomorrow. You don't know what will happen between now and then.H1984H4279H3045H3117H3205

2Let other people praise you - even strangers; never do it yourself.H2114H1984H6310H5237H8193

3The weight of stone and sand is nothing compared to the trouble that stupidity can cause.H68H3514H2344H5192H191H3708H3515H8147

4Anger is cruel and destructive, but it is nothing compared to jealousy.H2534H395H639H7858H5975H6440H7068

5Better to correct someone openly than to let him think you don't care for him at all.H1540H8433H2896H5641H160

6Friends mean well, even when they hurt you. But when an enemy puts his arm around your shoulder - watch out!H539H6482H157H5390H8130H6280

7When you are full, you will refuse honey, but when you are hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet.H7649H5315H947H5317H7457H5315H4751H4966

8Anyone away from home is like a bird away from its nest.H6833H5074H7064H376H5074H4725

9Perfume and fragrant oils make you feel happier, but trouble shatters your peace of mind.H8081H7004H8055H3820H4986H7453H5315H6098

10Do not forget your friends or your father's friends. If you are in trouble, don't ask a relative for help; a nearby neighbor can help you more than relatives who are far away.H7453H1H7453H5800H935H251H1004H3117H343H2896H7934H7138H251H7350

11Be wise, my child, and I will be happy; I will have an answer for anyone who criticizes me.H1121H2449H3820H8055H7725H1697H2778

12Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.H6175H7200H7451H5641H6612H5674H6064

13Any people stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts deserve to have their own property held to guarantee payment.H3947H899H6148H2114H2254H5237

14You might as well curse your friends as wake them up early in the morning with a loud greeting.H1288H7453H1419H6963H7925H1242H2803H7045

15A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip on a rainy day.H2956H1812H5464H3117H4079H4066H802H7737

16How can you keep her quiet? Have you ever tried to stop the wind or ever tried to hold a handful of oil?H6845H6845H7307H8081H3225H7121

17People learn from one another, just as iron sharpens iron.H1270H2300H1270H376H2300H6440H7453

18Take care of a fig tree and you will have figs to eat. Servants who take care of their master will be honored.H5341H8384H398H6529H8104H113H3513

19It is your own face that you see reflected in the water and it is your own self that you see in your heart.H4325H6440H6440H3820H120H120

20Human desires are like the world of the dead - there is always room for more.H7585H11H10H3808H7646H5869H120H7646

21Fire tests gold and silver; a person's reputation can also be tested.H4715H3701H3564H2091H376H6310H4110

22Even if you beat fools half to death, you still can't beat their foolishness out of them.H3806H191H4388H8432H7383H5940H200H5493

23Look after your sheep and cattle as carefully as you can,H3045H3045H6440H6629H7896H3820H5739

24because wealth is not permanent. Not even nations last forever.H2633H5769H5145H1755H1755

25You cut the hay and then cut the grass on the hillsides while the next crop of hay is growing.H2682H1540H1877H7200H6212H2022H622

26You can make clothes from the wool of your sheep and buy land with the money you get from selling some of your goats.H3532H3830H6260H4242H7704

27The rest of the goats will provide milk for you and your family, and for your servant women as well.H5795H2461H1767H3899H3899H1004H2416H5291