Proverbs 26:2-15

²A curse that isn't deserved won't land on the person, like a fluttering sparrow or a flitting swallow.

³Horses need a whip, donkeys need a bridle, and stupid people need a rod on their backs!

⁴Don't answer stupid people following their stupidity, or you'll become as bad as them.

⁵Answer stupid people following their stupidity, otherwise they'll think they're wise.

⁶Trusting someone stupid to deliver a message is like cutting of your feet or drinking poison.

⁷A proverb spoken by someone stupid is as useless as a lame person's legs.

⁸Honoring someone stupid is as pointless as tying a stone into a sling.

⁹A proverb spoken by someone stupid is as ridiculous as a thorn bush waved around by a drunk.

¹⁰Anyone who hires someone stupid or just a passer-by is like an archer wounding people by shooting arrows at random.

¹¹Stupid people repeat their stupidity like a dog returning to its vomit.

¹²Have you seen a man who is wise in his own eyes? There's more hope for stupid people than for him!

¹³Lazy people are the ones who say, “There's a lion on the road—a lion running around the streets!”

¹⁴A lazy person turns in bed like a door turns on its hinge.

¹⁵Lazy people put their hands in a dish, but are too tired to lift the food to their mouths.