Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
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1 Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
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Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
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Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
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Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Open reproofs are better than secret love.
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Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
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Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
7 A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
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One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
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Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.
9 The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
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Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend near than a brother living far off.
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Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11 Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
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Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
12 A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
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The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13 Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.
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Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
14 Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses .
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If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
15 On a stormy day drops drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman out of his own house.
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A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
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restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
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As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
18 He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
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The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.
19 As faces are not like faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
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As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
20 Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable.
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Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.
21 Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.
22 Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt in no wise remove his folly from him.
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Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.
23 Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
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Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
24 For a man not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
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for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
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When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 that thou mayest have sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
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the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
27 son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
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You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants.
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