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26 : 1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.
26 : 2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
26 : 3 A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
26 : 4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.
26 : 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
26 : 6 Like cutting off one`s feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
26 : 7 Like a lame man`s legs that hang limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
26 : 8 Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
26 : 9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard`s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
26 : 10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
26 : 11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
26 : 12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
26 : 13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"
26 : 14 As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
26 : 15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
26 : 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
26 : 17 Like one who seizes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
26 : 18 Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows
26 : 19 is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
26 : 20 Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.
26 : 21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
26 : 22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man`s inmost parts.
26 : 23 Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
26 : 24 A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit.
26 : 25 Though his speech is charming, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
26 : 26 His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
26 : 27 If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it; if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.
26 : 28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.