^{1 Ref} Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

^{2 Ref} Like a fluttering sparrow, Like a darting swallow, So the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.

^{3 Ref} A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools!

^{4 Ref} Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.

^{5 Ref} Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

^{6 Ref} One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

^{7 Ref} Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

^{8 Ref} As one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.

^{9 Ref} Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

^{10 Ref} As an archer who wounds all, So is he who hires a fool Or he who hires those who pass by.

^{11 Ref} As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly.

^{12 Ref} Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

^{13 Ref} The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"

^{14 Ref} As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.

^{15 Ref} The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

^{16 Ref} The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion.

^{17 Ref} Like one who grabs a dog's ears Is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

^{18 Ref} Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,

^{19 Ref} Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"

^{20 Ref} For lack of wood a fire goes out; Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

^{21 Ref} As coals are to hot embers, And wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindling strife.

^{22 Ref} The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, They go down into the innermost parts.

^{23 Ref} Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.

^{24 Ref} A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart.

^{25 Ref} When his speech is charming, don't believe him; For there are seven abominations in his heart:

^{26 Ref} His malice may be concealed by deception, But his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

^{27 Ref} Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

^{28 Ref} A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin.