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As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.
Honor Is Not Fitting for a Fool
As snow in summer and rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.
As snow in summer and rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.
As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.
Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
So a curse without cause shall not alight.
So a curse without cause shall not alight.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
A whip for the horse,
A bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the fool’s back.
A bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the fool’s back.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you also be like him.
Lest you also be like him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh damage.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Like one who binds a stone in a sling
Is he who gives honor to a fool.
Is he who gives honor to a fool.
[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.
As a dog turneth back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeateth his folly.
As a dog returns to his own vomit,
So a fool repeats his folly.
So a fool repeats his folly.
Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
As a door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy man on his bed.
So does the lazy man on his bed.
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven [men] that answer discreetly.
The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own
Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport?
Is the man who deceives his neighbor,
And says, “I was only joking!”
And says, “I was only joking!”
Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth.
[As] coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.
As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are [as] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Fervent lips with a wicked heart
Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
And lays up deceit within himself;
And lays up deceit within himself;
when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Though [his] hatred is covered by dissimulation, his wickedness shall be made manifest in the congregation.
Though his hatred is covered by deceit,
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.