27:1

אַל־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּיוֹם מָחָר כִּי לֹא־תֵדַע מַה־יֵּלֶד יוֹם׃

Boast not thyself of to- morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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27:2

יְהַלֶּלְךָ זָר וְלֹא־פִיךָ נָכְרִי וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶיךָ׃

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

27:3

כֹּבֶד־אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶם׃

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

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27:4

אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה וְשֶׁטֶף אָף וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָה׃

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

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27:5

טוֹבָה תּוֹכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּרֶת׃

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

27:6

נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב וְנַעְתָּרוֹת נְשִׁיקוֹת שׂוֹנֵא׃

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are importunate.

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27:7

נֶפֶשׁ שְׂבֵעָה תָּבוּס נֹפֶת וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה כָּל־מַר מָתוֹק׃

The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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27:8

כְּצִפּוֹר נוֹדֶדֶת מִן־קִנָּהּ כֵּן־אִישׁ נוֹדֵד מִמְּקוֹמוֹ׃

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

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27:9

שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּח־לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵעֲצַת־נָפֶשׁ׃

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

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27:10

רֵעֲךָ ורעה [וְרֵעַ] אָבִיךָ אַל־תַּעֲזֹב וּבֵית אָחִיךָ אַל־תָּבוֹא בְּיוֹם אֵידֶךָ טוֹב שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב מֵאָח רָחוֹק׃

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; Neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity; Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

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27:11

חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָר׃

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that taunteth me.

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27:12

עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה נִסְתָּר פְּתָאיִם עָבְרוּ נֶעֱנָשׁוּ׃

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.

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27:13

קַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵהוּ׃

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.

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27:14

מְבָרֵךְ רֵעֵהוּ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים קְלָלָה תֵּחָשֶׁב לוֹ׃

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

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27:15

דֶּלֶף טוֹרֵד בְּיוֹם סַגְרִיר וְאֵשֶׁת מדונים [מִדְיָנִים] נִשְׁתָּוָה׃

A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;

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27:16

צֹפְנֶיהָ צָפַן־רוּחַ וְשֶׁמֶן יְמִינוֹ יִקְרָא׃

He that would hide her hideth the wind, And the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.

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27:17

בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד וְאִישׁ יַחַד פְּנֵי־רֵעֵהוּ׃

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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27:18

נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּד׃

Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

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27:19

כַּמַּיִם הַפָּנִים לַפָּנִים כֵּן לֵב־הָאָדָם לָאָדָם׃

As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.

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27:20

שְׁאוֹל ואבדה [וַאֲבַדּוֹ] לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה וְעֵינֵי הָאָדָם לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה׃

The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; So the eyes of man are never satiated.

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27:21

מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלוֹ׃

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, And a man is tried by his praise.

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27:22

אִם תִּכְתּוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִיל בַּמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת בַּעֱלִי לֹא־תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּוֹ׃

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

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27:23

יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ שִׁית לִבְּךָ לַעֲדָרִים׃

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds;

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27:24

כִּי לֹא לְעוֹלָם חֹסֶן וְאִם־נֵזֶר לְדוֹר דור [וָדוֹר׃]

For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

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27:25

גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבוֹת הָרִים׃

When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;

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27:26

כְּבָשִׂים לִלְבוּשֶׁךָ וּמְחִיר שָׂדֶה עַתּוּדִים׃

The lambs will be for thy clothing, And the goats the price for a field. .

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27:27

וְדֵי חֲלֵב עִזִּים לְלַחְמְךָ לְלֶחֶם בֵּיתֶךָ וְחַיִּים לְנַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ׃

And there will be goats’milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; And maintenance for thy maidens.

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