Proverbs 27:12-18 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

12. Be cautious and hidewhen you see danger—don't be stupid and walkright into trouble.

13. Don't loan money to a strangerunless you are given somethingto guarantee payment.

14. A loud greetingearly in the morningis the same as a curse.

15. The steady dripping of rainand the nagging of a wifeare one and the same.

16. It's easier to catch the windor hold olive oil in your handthan to stop a nagging wife.

17. Just as iron sharpens iron,friends sharpen the mindsof each other.

18. Take care of a tree,and you will eat its fruit;look after your master,and you will be praised.

Proverbs 27