Warnings and Instructions
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A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
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14 But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
(P)He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be reckoned a curse to him.
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Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.
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As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.
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22 So the heart of man reflects man.
Though you (Y)pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
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When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen,
And the herbs of the mountains are (AB)gathered in,
26 And the herbs of the mountains are (AB)gathered in,
The lambs will be for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field,
27 And the goats will bring the price of a field,
And there will be goats’ milk enough for your food,
For the food of your household,
And sustenance for your maidens.
For the food of your household,
And sustenance for your maidens.
Footnotes:
a.
Proverbs 27:6: ['Or ', excessive]
b.
Proverbs 27:7: ['Lit ', soul]
c.
Proverbs 27:7: ['Lit ', tramples on]
d.
Proverbs 27:7: ['Lit ', soul]
e.
Proverbs 27:8: ['Lit ', place]
f.
Proverbs 27:9: ['Lit ', soul’s]
g.
Proverbs 27:12: ['Lit ', simple]
h.
Proverbs 27:13: ['Lit ', strange]
i.
Proverbs 27:16: ['Lit ', hide(s)]
j.
Proverbs 27:16: ['Lit ', hide(s)]
k.
Proverbs 27:16: ['Lit ', encounters]
l.
Proverbs 27:20: ['I.e. The nether world']
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Proverbs 27:20: ['I.e. the place of destruction']
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Proverbs 27:23: ['Lit ', face]