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Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
NO te jactes del día de mañana; porque no sabes qué dará de sí el día.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Alábete el extraño, y no tu boca; el ajeno, y no tus labios.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
Pesada es la piedra, y la arena pesa; mas la ira del necio es más pesada que ambas cosas.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
Cruel es la ira, é impetuoso el furor; mas ¿quién parará delante de la envidia?
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Open reproofs are better than secret love.
Mejor es reprensión manifiesta que amor oculto.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
Fieles son las heridas del que ama; pero importunos los besos del que aborrece.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
El alma harta huella el panal de miel; mas al alma hambrienta todo lo amargo es dulce.
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
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.
Cual ave que se va de su nido, tal es el hombre que se va de su lugar.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
El ungüento y el perfume alegran el corazón: y el amigo al hombre con el cordial consejo.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
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 that is near than a brother living far off.
No dejes á tu amigo, ni al amigo de tu padre; ni entres en casa de tu hermano el día de tu aflicción: mejor es el vecino cerca que el hermano lejano.
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
Sé sabio, hijo mío, y alegra mi corazón, y tendré qué responder al que me deshonrare.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
El avisado ve el mal, y escóndese; mas los simples pasan, y llevan el daño.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Take away the man’s garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another’s goods.
Quítale su ropa al que fió al extraño; y al que fió á la extraña, tómale prenda.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.
El que bendice á su amigo en alta voz, madrugando de mañana, por maldición se le contará.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.
Gotera continua en tiempo de lluvia, y la mujer rencillosa, son semejantes:
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
El que pretende contenerla, arresta el viento: ó el aceite en su mano derecha.
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Hierro con hierro se aguza; y el hombre aguza el rostro de su amigo.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
El que guarda la higuera, comerá su fruto; y el que guarda á su señor, será honrado.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
As faces are not like other faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
Como un agua se parece á otra, así el corazón del hombre al otro.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. Heb. omits to verse 21 He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.
El sepulcro y la perdición nunca se hartan: así los ojos del hombre nunca están satisfechos.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
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.
El crisol prueba la plata, y la hornaza el oro: y al hombre la boca del que lo alaba.
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt still in no wise remove his folly from him.
Aunque majes al necio en un mortero entre granos de trigo á pisón majados, no se quitará de él su necedad.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
Considera atentamente el aspecto de tus ovejas; pon tu corazón á tus rebaños:
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
For a man has not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
Porque las riquezas no son para siempre; ¿y será la corona para perpetuas generaciones?
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
Saldrá la grama, aparecerá la hierba, y segaránse las hierbas de los montes.
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
that thou mayest have wool of sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
Los corderos para tus vestidos, y los cabritos para el precio del campo:
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
My son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
Y abundancia de leche de las cabras para tu mantenimiento, y para mantenimiento de tu casa, y para sustento de tus criadas.
And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.