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¹ It shouldn't snow in summer or rain at harvest.
    Neither should a foolish person ever be honored.

² Curses will not harm someone who is innocent;
    they are like sparrows or swallows that fly around and never land.

³ Whips are for horses, and harnesses are for donkeys,
    so paddles are good for fools.

⁴ Don't answer fools when they speak foolishly,
    or you will be just like them.

⁵ Answer fools when they speak foolishly,
    or they will think they are really wise.

⁶ Sending a message by a foolish person
    is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.

⁷ A wise saying spoken by a fool
    is as useless as the legs of a crippled person.

⁸ Giving honor to a foolish person
    is like tying a stone in a slingshot.

⁹ A wise saying spoken by a fool
    is like a thorn stuck in the hand of a drunk.

¹⁰ Hiring a foolish person or anyone just passing by
    is like an archer shooting at just anything.

¹¹ A fool who repeats his foolishness
    is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.

¹² There is more hope for a foolish person
    than for those who think they are wise.

¹³ The lazy person says, "There's a lion in the road!
    There's a lion in the streets!"

¹⁴ Like a door turning back and forth on its hinges,
    the lazy person turns over and over in bed.

¹⁵ Lazy people may put their hands in the dish,
    but they are too tired to lift the food to their mouths.

¹⁶ The lazy person thinks he is wiser
    than seven people who give sensible answers.

¹⁷ Interfering in someone else's quarrel as you pass by
    is like grabbing a dog by the ears.

¹⁸ Like a madman shooting
    deadly, burning arrows
¹⁹ is the one who tricks a neighbor
    and then says, "I was just joking."

²⁰ Without wood, a fire will go out,
    and without gossip, quarreling will stop.

²¹ Just as charcoal and wood keep a fire going,
    a quarrelsome person keeps an argument going.

²² The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food;
    people like to gobble them up.

²³ Kind words from a wicked mind
    are like a shiny coating on a clay pot.

²⁴ Those who hate you may try to fool you with their words,
    but in their minds they are planning evil.
²⁵ People's words may be kind, but don't believe them,
    because their minds are full of evil thoughts.
²⁶ Lies can hide hate,
    but the evil will be plain to everyone.

²⁷ Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it.
    Whoever tries to roll a boulder down on others will be crushed by it.

²⁸ Liars hate the people they hurt,
    and false praise can ruin others.