Proverbs 27:12-27
English Standard Version
12 (A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but (B)the simple go on and suffer for it.
13 (C)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.[a]
14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
15 (D)A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp[b] oil in one's right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.[c]
18 (E)Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he who (F)guards his master will be honored.
19 As in water face reflects face,
so the heart of man reflects the man.
20 (G)Sheol and Abaddon are (H)never satisfied,
and (I)never satisfied are the eyes of man.
21 (J)The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and a man is tested by his praise.
22 (K)Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
23 (L)Know well the condition of your flocks,
and (M)give attention to your herds,
24 for (N)riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
25 (O)When the grass is gone and the new growth appears
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26 (P)the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field.
27 (Q)There will be enough goats' milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and maintenance for your girls.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:13 Hebrew a foreign woman; a slight emendation yields (compare Vulgate; see also 20:16) foreigners
- Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew to meet with
- Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another
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