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Honor is no more associated with fools
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
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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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
Or you will also be like him.
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.
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.
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!
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.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
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.
Honoring a fool
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
Like a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly.
Is a fool who repeats his folly.
There is more hope for fools
than for people who think they are wise.
than for people who think they are wise.
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 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!”
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!”
A lion is in the open square!”
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.
As the door turns on its hinges,
So does the sluggard on his bed.
So does the sluggard on his 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 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 consider themselves smarter
than seven wise counselors.
than seven wise counselors.
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.
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 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.
Just as damaging
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
Like a madman who throws
Firebrands, arrows and death,
Firebrands, arrows and death,
is someone who lies to a friend
and then says, “I was only joking.”
and then says, “I was only joking.”
So is the man who deceives his neighbor,
And says, “Was I not joking?”
And says, “Was I not joking?”
Fire goes out without wood,
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
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.
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.
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.
Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
that sink deep into one’s heart.
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.
Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross
Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
People may cover their hatred with pleasant words,
but they’re deceiving you.
but they’re deceiving you.
He who hates disguises it with his lips,
But he lays up deceit in his heart.
But he lays up deceit in his heart.
When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart.
For there are seven abominations in his heart.
While their hatred may be concealed by trickery,
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
Though his hatred covers itself with guile,
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
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.
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.