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¹ As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest; so honor is not seemly for a fool.

² As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

³ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

⁴ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.⁵ Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

⁶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.⁷ The legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.⁸ As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honor to a fool.⁹ [As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.

¹⁰ The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

¹¹ As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.

¹² Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.

¹³ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.

¹⁴ [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.

¹⁵ The slothful hideth [his] hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

¹⁷ He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹⁸ As a mad [man] who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,¹⁹ So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbor, and saith, Am not I in sport?

²⁰ Where no wood is, [there] the fire goeth out: so where [there is] no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.²¹ [As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.²² The words of a tale-bearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

²³ Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.

²⁴ He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;²⁵ When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for [there are] seven abominations in his heart.²⁶ [Whose] hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shown before the [whole] congregation.

²⁷ Whoever diggeth a pit shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

²⁸ A lying tongue hateth [those that are] afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.