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Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.
Honor is no more associated with fools
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
So a curse without cause does not alight.
So a curse without cause does not alight.
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools.
And a rod for the back of fools.
Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
and a fool with a rod to his back!
and a fool with a rod to his back!
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
Or you will also be like him.
Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or you will become as foolish as they are.
or you will become as foolish as they are.
Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.
That he not be wise in his own eyes.
Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or they will become wise in their own estimation.
or they will become wise in their own estimation.
He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
Trusting a fool to convey a message
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
Like one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is he who gives honor to a fool.
So is he who gives honor to a fool.
Honoring a fool
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
is like an archer who shoots at random.
is like an archer who shoots at random.
Like a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly.
Is a fool who repeats his folly.
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
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.
There is more hope for fools
than for people who think they are wise.
than for people who think they are wise.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!”
A lion is in the open square!”
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road!
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
As the door turns on its hinges,
So does the sluggard on his bed.
So does the sluggard on his bed.
As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
Lazy people consider themselves smarter
than seven wise counselors.
than seven wise counselors.
Like one who takes a dog by the ears
Is he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.
Is he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.
Interfering in someone else’s argument
is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.
is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.
Like a madman who throws
Firebrands, arrows and death,
Firebrands, arrows and death,
Just as damaging
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
So is the man who deceives his neighbor,
And says, “Was I not joking?”
And says, “Was I not joking?”
is someone who lies to a friend
and then says, “I was only joking.”
and then says, “I was only joking.”
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.
And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.
Fire goes out without wood,
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
A quarrelsome person starts fights
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
that sink deep into one’s heart.
Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross
Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
He who hates disguises it with his lips,
But he lays up deceit in his heart.
But he lays up deceit in his heart.
People may cover their hatred with pleasant words,
but they’re deceiving you.
but they’re deceiving you.
When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart.
For there are seven abominations in his heart.
Though his hatred covers itself with guile,
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
While their hatred may be concealed by trickery,
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
He who digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
If you set a trap for others,
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.