27 不要為明天誇口,
    因為你不知明天會怎樣。
讓別人誇獎你,不要開口自誇;
    讓外人稱讚你,不要自吹自擂。
石頭沉,沙土重,
    不如愚人惹的麻煩重。

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27 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 wrath is heavier than them both.

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27 Do not boast(A) about tomorrow,
    for you do not know what a day may bring.(B)

Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
    an outsider, and not your own lips.(C)

Stone is heavy and sand(D) a burden,
    but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

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