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Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
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As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
a curse that is causeless does not alight.
a curse that is causeless does not alight.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.
and a rod for the back of fools.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
lest you be like him yourself.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Whoever 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.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is one who gives honor to a fool.
is one who gives honor to a fool.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
Like a dog that returns to his vomit
is a fool who repeats his folly.
is a fool who repeats his folly.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Do you see a man who is 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.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
There is a lion in the streets!”
There is a lion in the streets!”
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
so does a sluggard on his bed.
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven men who can answer sensibly.
than seven men who can answer sensibly.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own
is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”
and says, “I am only joking!”
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
and harbors deceit in his heart;
and harbors deceit in his heart;
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
for there are seven abominations in his heart;
for there are seven abominations in his heart;
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
though his hatred be covered with deception,
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.