Proverbs of Solomon - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 813
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
PROVERBS. ·
27--10
26--13
Hpnxz Guiuarhlg ihizuzss. says the sluggard, ' A lion opposes my path 1 As a. door turns on its hinges, A siuggard turns on his bed. Though the sluggard dips hand in the dish, It exhausts him to lift to his mouth. Yet an idler thinks himself wiser, Than those who can speak good sense. $gaiuzi making mizclyizf. He goes to take a dog by the ears, Who joins in a queue} not his. Like a fool hurling darts, tire, and death, Is the man who deceives his neighbour, I am only in sport! A hre goes out without fuel, And without a. tattler quarrels cease. Like charcoal, and wood to fire, Is a quarrelsome man starting strife. The words of a Whisperer, like sweets, Go down to the depths of the breast. Like silver dross in a Smeltry, Are double lips, and a wicked heart. Hatred lodges under his lips, And deception rests in his breast. Though his voice is pleasant, trust not; For his heart is fully corrupt. Though he deceitfully hides his hate, In public his malice appears. Many dig the pit for his fall, And his flung stone turns on himself ! His lying tongue hates those it wounds, And his flattering mouth, those it ruins; ®n the Euzzrtaintizz nf iii}. Boast not of yourself for tosmorrow, You know not what that day may bring! Let a stranger praise you, not your mouth, Another, and not your own lips. A stone is heavy, and sand a load, But a fool’s fury more heavy than both. Fury is fierce, and a raging Hood`; But who can stand before jealousy 2 :6 18 zo 2 i 22 26 28 27 Better open reproof, than hidden love : The reproofs of a friend preserve; But an enemy's kisses betray. The sated loathes a honeycomb, '1`0 the hungry, bitter is sweet! Like a bird strayed from its nest, Is a man exiled from his home: Oil and perfumes delight the heart, And a good friend advising a man,. Forsake not your friend, or your father’s friend ; xo Nor enter your brother’s house 8 1 3
