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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 27, Verse 15

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14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
King James Version
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
American Standard Version
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
New English Translation
A continual dripping on a rainy day– a contentious wife makes herself like that.
World English Bible
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself].
17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19
As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.
23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
24
For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.