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26:1  It shouldn’t snow in summer or rain at harvest. Neither should a foolish person ever be honored.
26:2  Curses will not harm someone who is innocent; they are like sparrows or swallows that fly around and never land.
26:3  Whips are for horses, and harnesses are for donkeys, so paddles are good for fools.
26:4  Don’t answer fools when they speak foolishly, or you will be just like them.
26:5  Answer fools when they speak foolishly, or they will think they are really wise.
26:6  Sending a message by a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.
26:7  A wise saying spoken by a fool is as useless as the legs of a crippled person.
26:8  Giving honor to a foolish person is like tying a stone in a slingshot.
26:9  A wise saying spoken by a fool is like a thorn stuck in the hand of a drunk.
26:10  Hiring a foolish person or anyone just passing by is like an archer shooting at just anything.
26:11  A fool who repeats his foolishness is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.
26:12  There is more hope for a foolish person than for those who think they are wise.
26:13  The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road! There’s a lion in the streets!”
26:14  Like a door turning back and forth on its hinges, the lazy person turns over and over in bed.
26:15  Lazy people may put their hands in the dish, but they are too tired to lift the food to their mouths.
26:16  The lazy person thinks he is wiser than seven people who give sensible answers.
26:17  Interfering in someone else’s quarrel as you pass by is like grabbing a dog by the ears.
26:18  Like a madman shooting deadly, burning arrows
26:19  is the one who tricks a neighbor and then says, “I was just joking.”
26:20  Without wood, a fire will go out, and without gossip, quarreling will stop.
26:21  Just as charcoal and wood keep a fire going, a quarrelsome person keeps an argument going.
26:22  The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food; people like to gobble them up.
26:23  Kind words from a wicked mind are like a shiny coating on a clay pot.
26:24  Those who hate you may try to fool you with their words, but in their minds they are planning evil.
26:25  People’s words may be kind, but don’t believe them, because their minds are full of evil thoughts.
26:26  Lies can hide hate, but the evil will be plain to everyone.
26:27  Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it. Whoever tries to roll a boulder down on others will be crushed by it.
26:28  Liars hate the people they hurt, and false praise can ruin others.