Prv 27:1-9

1Do not boast about tomorrow,

for you do not know what any day may bring forth.

2Let another praise you, not your own mouth;

a stranger, not your own lips.

3Stone is heavy, and sand a burden,

but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.^a

4Anger is cruel, and wrath overwhelming,

but before jealousy who can stand?^*

5^* Better is an open rebuke

than a love that remains hidden.

6Trustworthy are the blows of a friend,

dangerous, the kisses of an enemy.^*

7One who is full spurns honey;

but to the hungry, any bitter thing is sweet.

8Like a bird far from the nest

so is anyone far from home.^*

9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,

but by grief the soul is torn asunder.