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[1]As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not befitting a fool.
[2]Like a flitting bird, like a flying swallow, so the curse without cause shall not alight.
[3]A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
[4]Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
[5]Answer a fool according to his folly, that he not be wise in his own eyes.
[6]He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
[7]As the legs of the lame hang limp; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
[8]As he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
[9]As a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
[10]The Great One who brings forth all things, gives the fool his hire, and the perishing his wages.
[11]As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
[12]Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
[13]The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets!
[14]As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard upon his bed.
[15]The sluggard hides his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
[16]The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer with taste.
[17]He who passes by, and crosses over into a quarrel that is not his own, is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
[18]Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death;
[19]so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, Was I not joking?
[20]Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.
[21]As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
[22]The words of a talebearer are gulped down, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
[23]Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a broken piece of pottery overlaid with silver dross.
[24]He who hates, disguises it with his lips, and lays up deceit within himself.
[25]When he speaks graciously, do not believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.
[26]He whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be disclosed before the assembly.
[27]Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; and he who rolls a stone, it may return upon him.
[28]A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth brings about ruin.
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