Proverbs

¹ you don't know the first thing about tomorrow.

² let others do that for you.

³ while you're hefting a boulder with your arms Is nothing compared to the burden of putting up with a fool.

⁴ but who can survive jealousy?

⁵ than approval that's never expressed.

⁶ kisses from an enemy do you in.

⁷ when you're starved, you could eat a horse.

⁸ are like restless birds, flitting to and fro.

⁹ a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.

¹⁰ and run home to your family when things get rough; Better a nearby friend than a distant family.

¹¹ then nothing the world throws my way will upset me.

¹² a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.

¹³ be wary of accepting what a transient has pawned.

¹⁴ by shouting "Rise and shine!" It will sound to him more like a curse than a blessing.

¹⁵ the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet;

¹⁶ and you can't get away from it.

¹⁷ and one friend sharpens another.

¹⁸ if you honor your boss, you'll be honored.

¹⁹ so your face mirrors your heart.

²⁰ and lust just never quits.

²¹ by putting them in the fire; The purity of human hearts is tested by giving them a little fame.

²² you can't pound out foolishness.

²³ carefully attend to your flocks;

²⁴ possessions don't last forever, you know.)

²⁵ and the harvest is stored in the barns,

²⁶ and sell your goats for a profit;

²⁷ to last your family through the winter.