Proverbs 27:15-27 ▼

15 A brawling woman and the roofe of the house dropping in a raynie day, may well be compared together.

16 He that stilleth her, stilleth the winde, and stoppeth the smell of the oyntment in his hande.

17 Like as one iron whetteth another, so doth one man comfort another.

18 Whoso kepeth his figge tree, shall eate the fruites thereof: so he that wayteth vpon his maister, shall come to honour.

19 Like as in one water there appeare diuers faces: euen so diuers men haue diuers heartes.

20 Hell and destruction are neuer full: euen so the eyes of men can neuer be satisfied.

21 As is the fining pot for the siluer, and the furnace for golde: so is a man tryed by the mouth of him that prayseth him.

22 Though thou shouldest bray a foole with a pestel in a morter like furmentie corne: yet wyll not his foolishnes go from hym.

23 Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy cattell thy selfe, and loke well to thy flockes.

24 For riches abideth not alway, and the crowne endureth not for euer.

25 The hay groweth, the grasse commeth vp, and hearbes are gathered in the mountaynes.

26 The lambes shall clothe thee, and for the goates thou shalt haue money to thy husbandry.

27 Thou shalt haue goates milke inough to feede thee, to vpholde thy housholde, and to sustayne thy maydens.