26Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.H7950H7019H4306H7105H3519H5000H36842Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight.H6833H5110H1866H5774H7045H2600H9353A whip is for the horses, a bridle is for the donkey, a rod is for the back of fools.H7752H5483H4964H2543H7626H3684H14604Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.H6030H3684H200H77375Answer a fool according to his foolishness, or he will think himself to be wise.H6030H3684H200H2450H58696Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.H7971H1697H3027H3684H7096H7272H8354H25557Useless legs to the lame? that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.H7785H6455H1809H4912H6310H36848Tying a stone to a sling? that's what giving honor to a fool is.H6872H6887H68H4773H5414H3519H36849A thorn in the hand of a drunkard? that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.H2336H5927H3027H7910H4912H6310H368410An archer who shoots at anyone? is like someone who hires a fool or anyone who passes by.H7227H2342H7936H3684H7936H567411A dog that returns to its vomit is like a fool who reverts to his folly.H3611H7725H6892H3684H8138H20012Do 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!"H6102H559H7826H1870H738H733914The door turns on its hinges? as does the lazy person on his bed.H1817H5437H6735H6102H429615The lazy person buries his hand in the dish, but he's too tired to bring it to his mouth again.H6102H2934H3027H6747H3811H7725H631016The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.H6102H2450H5869H7651H7725H294017Picking up a dog by the ears? that's what someone is like who meddles in another's fight.H5674H5674H7379H2388H3611H24118Like the maniac who shoots fiery darts and deadly arrows?H3856H3384H2131H2671H419419that'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.H657H6086H784H3518H5372H4066H836721Charcoal is to hot coals as wood is to fire; so also a quarrelsome man fuels strife.H6352H1513H6086H784H4079H4066H376H2787H737922What a gossip says are like delicate morsels; they sink down deep within.H1697H5372H3859H3381H2315H99023A clay vessel plated with a thin veneer of silver? that's what smooth lips with a wicked heart are.H1814H8193H7451H3820H2789H6823H3701H550924Someone who hates hides behind his words, harboring deceit within himself.H8130H5234H8193H7896H4820H713025Though he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.H6963H2603H539H7651H8441H382026Though malice disguises itself with deception, its evil will be exposed publicly.H8135H3680H4860H7451H1540H695127Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the stone will come back on whoever starts it rolling.H3738H7845H5307H1556H68H772528A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.H8267H3956H8130H1790H2509H6310H6213H4072