Proverbs 26:1-13

1Like snow in summer and like 1rain in harvest, So honor is not 2fitting for a fool.2Like a 3sparrow in its 4flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a 5curse without cause does not 6alight.3A 7whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a 8rod for the back of fools.49Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.510Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be 11wise in his own eyes.6He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.7Like the legs which 12are useless to the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.8Like 13one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.9Like a thorn which 14falls into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.1015Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.11Like 16a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who 17repeats 18his folly.12Do you see a man 19wise in his own eyes? 20There is more hope for a fool than for him.13The 21sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion is 22in the open square!”