| 27:1 | My Son, Be Wise Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. |
| 27:2 | Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. |
| 27:3 | A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them. |
| 27:4 | Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy? |
| 27:5 | Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed. |
| 27:6 | Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. |
| 27:7 | A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. |
| 27:8 | Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place. |
| 27:9 | Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man's friend gives delight by hearty counsel. |
| 27:10 | Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, Nor go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. |
| 27:11 | My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me. |
| 27:12 | A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. |
| 27:13 | Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress. |
| 27:14 | He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him. |
| 27:15 | A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike; |
| 27:16 | Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand. |
| 27:17 | As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. |
| 27:18 | Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. |
| 27:19 | As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man. |
| 27:20 | Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. |
| 27:21 | The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him. |
| 27:22 | Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him. |
| 27:23 | Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds; |
| 27:24 | For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. |
| 27:25 | When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, |
| 27:26 | The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field; |
| 27:27 | You shall have enough goats' milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants. |