Do not boast about tomorrow,

yfor you do not know what a day may bring.

2  Let zanother praise you, and not your own mouth;

a stranger, and not your own lips.

3  A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,

but aa fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

4  Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,

but who can stand before bjealousy?

5  cBetter is open rebuke

than hidden love.

6  Faithful are dthe wounds of a friend;

profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

7  One who is full loathes ehoney,

but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

8  Like fa bird that strays from its nest

is a man who strays from his home.

9  gOil and perfume make the heart glad,

and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.1

10  Do not forsake your friend and hyour father’s friend,

and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.

iBetter is a neighbor who is near

than a brother who is far away.