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Do not boast about tomorrow
This is a warning not to brag about what you expect to happen tomorrow. This can be stated clearly. AT: "Do not speak proudly about your plans for tomorrow" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
what a day may bring
Something happening on a certain day is spoken of as if the day were to bring that event. AT: "what will happen on a day" or "what will happen tomorrow" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
and not your own mouth ... and not your own lips
The words "let praise you" are understood from the first phrase. They can be repeated. Here a person is represented by his "mouth" and "lips" because those are the parts of the body used to speak. AT: "and do not let your own mouth praise you ... and do not let your own lips praise you" or "and do not praise yourself ... and do not praise yourself" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
a stranger
The words "let praise you" are understood from the first phrase. The words can be repeated here. AT: "let a stranger praise you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)