Proverbs 26:3-12

3A whipH7752 for the horseH5483, a bridleH4964 for the donkeyH2543, and a rodH7626 for the backsH1460 of foolsH3684!4Do notH408 answerH6030 a foolH3684 according to his follyH200, orH6435 you yourselfH859 will be like himH7737H1571.5AnswerH6030 a foolH3684 according to his follyH200, lestH6435 he becomeH1961 wiseH2450 in his own eyesH5869.6Like cutting offH7096 one’s own feetH7272 or drinkingH8354 violenceH2555 is the sendingH7971 of a messageH1697 by the handH3027 of a foolH3684.7Like lameH6455 legsH7785 hanging limpH1809 is a proverbH4912 in the mouthH6310 of a foolH3684.8Like bindingH6887 a stoneH68 into a slingH4773 isH3651 the givingH5414 of honorH3519 to a foolH3684.9Like a thornH2336 that goesH5927 into the handH3027 of a drunkardH7910 is a proverbH4912 in the mouthH6310 of a foolH3684.10Like an archerH7228 who woundsH2490 at randomH3605 is he who hiresH7936 a foolH3684 orH7936 passerbyH5674.11As a dogH3611 returnsH7725 toH5921 its vomitH6892,1 so a foolH3684 repeatsH8138 his follyH200.12Do you seeH7200 a manH376 who is wiseH2450 in his own eyesH5869? There is more hopeH8615 for a foolH3684 than for himH4480.