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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.
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 flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
So a curse without cause shall not alight.
So a curse without cause shall 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 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.
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,
Lest you also be like him.
Lest you 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 according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Lest he 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 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.
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 of the lame that hang limp
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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
Is he who gives honor to a fool.
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 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 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.
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.
As a dog returns to his own vomit,
So a fool repeats his folly.
So a fool 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 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 a door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy man on his bed.
So does the lazy man 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.
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 lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Lazy people consider themselves smarter
than seven wise counselors.
than seven wise counselors.
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.
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,
Just as damaging
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
Is the man who deceives his neighbor,
And says, “I was only joking!”
And says, “I was only joking!”
is someone who lies to a friend
and then says, “I was only joking.”
and then says, “I was only joking.”
Fire goes out without wood,
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
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.
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.
Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
that sink deep into one’s heart.
Fervent lips with a wicked heart
Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
And lays up deceit within himself;
And lays up deceit within himself;
People may cover their hatred with pleasant words,
but they’re deceiving you.
but they’re deceiving you.
Though his hatred is covered by deceit,
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.
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.
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.