1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not seemly for a fool.
2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, So the curse causeless shall not come.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the fools’ back.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
7The legs of the lame are not equal: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10The great God that formed all things Both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
11As a dog returneth to his vomit, So a fool returneth to his folly.
12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
14As the door turneth upon his hinges, So doth the slothful upon his bed.
15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; It grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
Proverbs 26
Proverbs 26:1-16