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Proverbs 26
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On Fools

26Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.H7950H7019H4306H7105H3519H5000H3684
2Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight.H6833H5110H1866H5774H7045H2600H935
3A whip is for the horses, a bridle is for the donkey, a rod is for the back of fools.H7752H5483H4964H2543H7626H3684H1460
4Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.H6030H3684H200H7737
5Answer a fool according to his foolishness, or he will think himself to be wise.H6030H3684H200H2450H5869
6Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.H7971H1697H3027H3684H7096H7272H8354H2555
7Useless legs to the lame? that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.H7785H6455H1809H4912H6310H3684
8Tying a stone to a sling? that's what giving honor to a fool is.H6872H6887H68H4773H5414H3519H3684
9A thorn in the hand of a drunkard? that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.H2336H5927H3027H7910H4912H6310H3684
10An archer who shoots at anyone? is like someone who hires a fool or anyone who passes by.H7227H2342H7936H3684H7936H5674
11A dog that returns to its vomit is like a fool who reverts to his folly.H3611H7725H6892H3684H8138H200
12Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.H7200H376H2450H5869H8615H3684

On Laziness

13The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"H6102H559H7826H1870H738H7339
14The door turns on its hinges? as does the lazy person on his bed.H1817H5437H6735H6102H4296
15The lazy person buries his hand in the dish, but he's too tired to bring it to his mouth again.H6102H2934H3027H6747H3811H7725H6310
16The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.H6102H2450H5869H7651H7725H2940
17Picking up a dog by the ears? that's what someone is like who meddles in another's fight.H5674H5674H7379H2388H3611H241
18Like the maniac who shoots fiery darts and deadly arrows?H3856H3384H2131H2671H4194
19that's what someone is like who lies to his neighbor and then says, "I was joking, wasn't I?"H376H7411H7453H559H7832

On Gossip and Backbiting

20Without wood, the fire goes out. Without a gossip, contention stops.H657H6086H784H3518H5372H4066H8367
21Charcoal is to hot coals as wood is to fire; so also a quarrelsome man fuels strife.H6352H1513H6086H784H4079H4066H376H2787H7379
22What a gossip says are like delicate morsels; they sink down deep within.H1697H5372H3859H3381H2315H990
23A clay vessel plated with a thin veneer of silver? that's what smooth lips with a wicked heart are.H1814H8193H7451H3820H2789H6823H3701H5509
24Someone who hates hides behind his words, harboring deceit within himself.H8130H5234H8193H7896H4820H7130
25Though he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.H6963H2603H539H7651H8441H3820
26Though malice disguises itself with deception, its evil will be exposed publicly.H8135H3680H4860H7451H1540H6951
27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the stone will come back on whoever starts it rolling.H3738H7845H5307H1556H68H7725
28A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.H8267H3956H8130H1790H2509H6310H6213H4072


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