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Don't boast about tomorrow; For you don't know what a day may bring forth.

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:

Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger; Hold it for a wayward woman!

The crucible is for silver, And the furnace for gold; But man is refined by his praise.

For riches are not forever, Nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

The lambs are for your clothing, And the goats are the price of a field.

There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, For your family's food, And for the nourishment of your servant girls.

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest Gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

To show partiality is not good; Yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

A stingy man hurries after riches, And doesn't know that poverty waits for him.

A man who flatters his neighbor, Spreads a net for his feet.

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;

"There are three things which are too amazing for me, Four which I don't understand:

"For three things the eretz tremble, And under four, it can't bear up:

For a servant when he is king; A fool when he is filled with food;

For an unloved woman when she is married; And a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

The lion, which is mightiest among animals, And doesn't turn away for any;

For as the churning of milk brings forth butter, And the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; So the forcing of wrath brings forth strife."