3A whipשׁ֣וֹטShotH7752for the horseלַ֭סּוּסLa.susH5483,a bridleמֶ֣תֶגMe.tegH4964for the donkeyלַחֲמ֑וֹרla.cha.MorH2543,and a rodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626for the backsלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460of foolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684!
4Do notאַל־'al-H408answerתַּ֣עַןTa.'anH6030a foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684according to his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200,orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435you yourselfאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859will be like himתִּשְׁוֶה־ גַם־tish.veh- gam-H7737H1571.
5Answerעֲנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6030a foolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684according to his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435he becomeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.
6Like cutting offמְקַצֶּ֣הme.ka.TzehH7096one’s own feetרַ֭גְלַיִםRag.la.yimH7272or drinkingשֹׁתֶ֑הsho.TehH8354violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555is the sendingשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971of a messageדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a foolכְּסִֽיל׃ke.SilH3684.
7Like lameמִפִּסֵּ֑חַmi.pi.Se.achH6455legsשֹׁ֭קַיִםSho.ka.yimH7785hanging limpדַּלְי֣וּdal.YuH1809is a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of a foolכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
8Like bindingכִּצְר֣וֹרkitz.RorH6887a stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68into a slingבְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑הbe.mar.ge.MahH4773isכֵּן־ken-H3651the givingנוֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414of honorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519to a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
9Likea thornח֭וֹחַCho.achH2336thatgoesעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of a drunkardשִׁכּ֑וֹרshi.KorH7910is a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of a foolכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
10Like an archerרַ֥בravH7228who woundsמְחֽוֹלֵֽל־me.cho.lel-H2490at randomכֹּ֑לKolH3605is he who hiresוְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.KherH7936a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684orוְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.KherH7936passerbyעֹבְרִֽים׃'oe.RimH5674.
11As a dogכְּ֭כֶלֶבKe.khe.levH3611returnsשָׁ֣בshavH7725toעַל־'al-H5921its vomitקֵא֑וֹke.'OH6892,so a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684repeatsשׁוֹנֶ֥הsho.NehH8138his follyבְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ve.'i.val.ToH200.
12Do you seeרָאִ֗יתָra.'I.taH7200a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376who is wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869?There is more hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684than for himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.
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