Proverbs 26:1-12

1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.2As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.7The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.8As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.9Asa thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.10As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So isa fool that repeateth his folly.12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.