3Awhipשׁ֣וֹטShotH7752is for the horseלַ֭סּוּסLa.susH5483,a bridleמֶ֣תֶגMe.tegH4964for the donkeyלַחֲמ֑וֹרla.cha.MorH2543, And arodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626for the backלְגֵ֣וle.GevH1460of foolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.
4Do not answerתַּ֣עַןTa.'anH6030a foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684according to his foolishnessכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200,Orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435you will alsoגַם־gam-H1571beH7737likeH7737him.
5Answerעֲנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6030a foolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684as his foolishnessכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹke.'i.val.ToH200deserves,SoH6435thatH6435he will notH6435bewiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.
6One who sendsשֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.achH7971a messageדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a foolכְּסִֽיל׃ke.SilH3684ChopsH7096offH7096his ownfeetרַ֭גְלַיִםRag.la.yimH7272anddrinksשֹׁתֶ֑הsho.TehH8354violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555.
7LikeuselessH1802legsשֹׁ֭קַיִםSho.ka.yimH7785to one who cannotH6455walkH6455,So is a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the mouthsבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of foolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
8Likeone who bindsכִּצְר֣וֹרkitz.RorH6887a stoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68in a slingבְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑הbe.mar.ge.MahH4773,Soכֵּן־ken-H3651is one who givesנוֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414honorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519to a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.
9Likea thornח֭וֹחַCho.achH2336thatsticksעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927in the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of a heavyH7910drinkerH7910,So is a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לu.ma.ShalH4912in the mouthsבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of foolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.
10Likean archerרַ֥בravH7228who woundsH2342everyoneכֹּ֑לKolH3605,So is one who hiresוְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.KherH7936a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684or hiresוְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.KherH7936those who passעֹבְרִֽים׃'oe.RimH5674byH5674.
11Likea dogכְּ֭כֶלֶבKe.khe.levH3611that returnsשָׁ֣בshavH7725to its vomitקֵא֑וֹke.'OH6892,So is a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684whorepeatsשׁוֹנֶ֥הsho.NehH8138his foolishnessבְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ve.'i.val.ToH200.
12Do you seeרָאִ֗יתָra.'I.taH7200a personאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869?There is moreH4480hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684thanH4480for him.
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