Verse 16
Proverbs 27:16
Young's Literal Translation
16
Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
Original Language Text
hebrew
צֹפְנֶ֥י/הָ צָֽפַן ר֑וּחַ וְ/שֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינ֣/וֹ יִקְרָֽא
English Translation
The ostrich has hidden the spirit and the oil of his right hand will be called.
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Chapter 27 Context
1
Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
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2
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
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3
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
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4
Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
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Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
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6
Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
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A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
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As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
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9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the sou...
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10
Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not...
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11
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
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12
The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
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13
Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
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Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is rec...
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15
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
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16
Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
17
Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
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18
The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
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19
As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
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20
Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.
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21
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
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22
If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth n...
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23
Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
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24
For riches [are] not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
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25
Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
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26
Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
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27
And a sufficiency of goats' milk [is] for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels...
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