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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.
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a fool.
honor is not fitting 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.
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
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 donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools!
and a rod for the backs of fools!
Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
lest you be like him yourself.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.
or you yourself will be just like 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,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.
or he will be wise in his own eyes.
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.
Sending a message by the hands of a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
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.
Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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.
Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.
is the giving of honor 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.
Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
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 returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
so fools repeat their 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.
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
There is a lion in the streets!”
There is a lion in the streets!”
A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
so does a sluggard on his bed.
As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.
so a sluggard turns on 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.
A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
he is too lazy to bring it back 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.
A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
than seven people who answer discreetly.
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.
Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
flaming arrows of death
is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”
and says, “I am only joking!”
is one who deceives their neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
and says, “I was only joking!”
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
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 charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling 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 gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
they go down to the inmost parts.
Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
and harbors deceit in his heart;
and harbors deceit in his heart;
Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,
but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
for there are seven abominations in his heart;
for there are seven abominations in his heart;
Though their speech is charming, do not believe them,
for seven abominations fill their hearts.
for seven abominations fill their hearts.
though his hatred be covered with deception,
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
Their malice may be concealed by deception,
but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it;
if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.