| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. | 1Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day might bring. |
| 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. | 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth-- a stranger, and not your own lips. |
| 3A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them. | 3A stone is heavy and sand, a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. |
| 4Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy? | 4Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? |
| 5Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. | 5Better an open reprimand than concealed love. |
| 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. | 6The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive. |
| 7A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. | 7A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet. |
| 8Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home. | 8A man wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest. |
| 9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend. | 9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel. |
| 10Do 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. | 10Don't abandon your friend or your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. |
| 11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me. | 11Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me. |
| 12A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty. | 12A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished. |
| 13Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge. | 13Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners. |
| 14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him. | 14If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him. |
| 15A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike; | 15An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike. |
| 16He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. | 16The one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand. |
| 17Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. | 17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. |
| 18He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored. | 18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored. |
| 19As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man. | 19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person. |
| 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. | 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people's eyes are never satisfied. |
| 21The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him. | 21A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and a man for the words of his praise. |
| 22Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. | 22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him. |
| 23Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; | 23Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds, |
| 24For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. | 24for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time. |
| 25When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, | 25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in, |
| 26The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field, | 26lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field; |
| 27And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens. | 27there will be enough goat's milk for your food-- food for your household and nourishment for your female servants. |
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