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title="Proverbs 28">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">Don't Brag about Tomorrow</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_1"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.1" class="v20_27_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.27.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Don't brag about tomorrow!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_1">Each day brings</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_1">its own surprises.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_2"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.2" class="v20_27_2">2</span>Don't brag about yourself—</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_2">let others praise you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_3"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.3" class="v20_27_3">3</span>Stones and sand are heavy,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_3">but trouble caused by a fool</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_3">is a much heavier load.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_4"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.4" class="v20_27_4">4</span>An angry person is dangerous,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_4">but a jealous person</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_4">is even worse.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_5"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.5" class="v20_27_5">5</span>A truly good friend</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_5">will openly correct you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_6"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.6" class="v20_27_6">6</span>You can trust a friend</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_6">who corrects you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_6">but kisses from an enemy</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_6">are nothing but lies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_7"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.7" class="v20_27_7">7</span>If you have had enough to eat,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_7">honey doesn't taste good,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_7">but if you are really hungry,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_7">you will eat anything.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_8"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.8" class="v20_27_8">8</span>When you are far from home,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_8">you feel like a bird</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_8">without a nest.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_9"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.9" class="v20_27_9">9</span>The sweet smell of incense</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_9">can make you feel good,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_9">but true friendship</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_9">is better still.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.27.9!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_10"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.10" class="v20_27_10">10</span>Don't desert an old friend</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_10">of your family</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_10">or visit your relatives</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_10">when you are in trouble.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_10">A friend nearby is better</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_10">than relatives far away.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_11"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.11" class="v20_27_11">11</span>My child, show good sense!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_11">Then I will be happy</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_11">and able to answer anyone</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_11">who criticizes me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_12"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.12" class="v20_27_12">12</span>Be cautious and hide</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_12">when you see danger—</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_12">don't be stupid and walk</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_12">right into trouble.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_13"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.13" class="v20_27_13">13</span>You deserve to lose your coat</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_13">if you loan it to someone</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_13">to guarantee payment</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_13">for the debt of a stranger.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_14"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.14" class="v20_27_14">14</span>A loud greeting</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_14">early in the morning</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_14">is the same as a curse.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_15"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.15" class="v20_27_15">15</span>The steady dripping of rain</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_15">and the nagging of a wife</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_15">are one and the same.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_16"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.16" class="v20_27_16">16</span>It's easier to catch the wind</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_16">or hold olive oil in your hand</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_16">than to stop a nagging wife.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_17"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.17" class="v20_27_17">17</span>Just as iron sharpens iron,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_17">friends sharpen the minds</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_17">of each other.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_18"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.18" class="v20_27_18">18</span>Take care of a tree,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_18">and you will eat its fruit;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_18">look after your master,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_18">and you will be praised.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_19"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.19" class="v20_27_19">19</span>You see your face in a mirror</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_19">and your thoughts</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_19">in the minds of others.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_20"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.20" class="v20_27_20">20</span>Death and the grave</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_20">are never satisfied,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_20">and neither are humans.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_21"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.21" class="v20_27_21">21</span>Gold and silver are tested</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_21">in a red-hot furnace,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_21">but we are tested by praise.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_22"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.22" class="v20_27_22">22</span>No matter how hard</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_22">you beat a fool,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_22">you can't pound out</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_22">the foolishness.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_23"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.23" class="v20_27_23">23</span>You should take good care</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_23">of your sheep and goats,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_24"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.24" class="v20_27_24">24</span>because wealth and honor</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_24">don't last forever.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_25"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.25" class="v20_27_25">25</span>After the hay is cut</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_25">and the new growth appears</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_25">and the harvest is over,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_26"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.26" class="v20_27_26">26</span>you can sell lambs and goats</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_26">to buy clothes and land.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_27"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.27.27" class="v20_27_27">27</span>From the milk of the goats,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_27">you can make enough cheese</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v20_27_27">to feed your family</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v20_27_27">and all your servants.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">27.9 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">still: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 9.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div 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