| 26:1: Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. |
| 26:2: Like a fluttering sparrow, Like a darting swallow, So the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest. |
| 26:3: A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools! |
| 26:4: Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. |
| 26:5: Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. |
| 26:6: One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence. |
| 26:7: Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools. |
| 26:8: As one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool. |
| 26:9: Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools. |
| 26:10: As an archer who wounds all, So is he who hires a fool Or he who hires those who pass by. |
| 26:11: As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly. |
| 26:12: Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. |
| 26:13: The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!" |
| 26:14: As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed. |
| 26:15: The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. |
| 26:16: The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion. |
| 26:17: Like one who grabs a dog's ears Is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own. |
| 26:18: Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death, |
| 26:19: Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?" |
| 26:20: For lack of wood a fire goes out; Without gossip, a quarrel dies down. |
| 26:21: As coals are to hot embers, And wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindling strife. |
| 26:22: The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, They go down into the innermost parts. |
| 26:23: Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart. |
| 26:24: A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart. |
| 26:25: When his speech is charming, don't believe him; For there are seven abominations in his heart: |
| 26:26: His malice may be concealed by deception, But his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. |
| 26:27: Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him. |
| 26:28: A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin. |
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