Proverbs 26:3-12

3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.7Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.8Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.9Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.10Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.11As a dog returns to its vomit,1 so a fool repeats his folly.12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.