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27 Do not boast about what you will do tomorrow.
    You do not know what might happen.
Let other people praise you.
    Do not boast about yourself.
A stone is heavy to carry and sand also weighs a lot.
    But the silly acts of a fool give more pain than both of those.

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27 Do not boast(A) about tomorrow,
    for you do not know what a day may bring.(B)

Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
    an outsider, and not your own lips.(C)

Stone is heavy and sand(D) a burden,
    but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

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