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26:1  Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
26:2  Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not alight.
26:3  A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.
26:4  Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.
26:5  Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.
26:6  He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
26:7  Like the legs which are useless to the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
26:8  Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.
26:9  Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
26:10  Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
26:11  Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
26:12  Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
26:13  The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!"
26:14  As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.
26:15  The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
26:16  The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
26:17  Like one who takes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.
26:18  Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death,
26:19  So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, "Was I not joking?"
26:20  For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.
26:21  Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
26:22  The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
26:23  Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
26:24  He who hates disguises it with his lips, But he lays up deceit in his heart.
26:25  When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart.
26:26  Though his hatred covers itself with guile, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
26:27  He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
26:28  A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.