^{1 Ref} As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour `is' not comely for a fool.

^{2 Ref} As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.

^{3 Ref} A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

^{4 Ref} Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou.

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

^{6 Ref} He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.

^{7 Ref} Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

^{8 Ref} As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So `is' he who is giving honour to a fool.

^{9 Ref} A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

^{10 Ref} Great `is' the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.

^{11 Ref} As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.

^{12 Ref} Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

^{13 Ref} The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' in the way, A lion `is' in the broad places.'

^{14 Ref} The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

^{15 Ref} The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

^{16 Ref} Wiser `is' the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven `men' returning a reason.

^{17 Ref} Laying hold on the ears of a dog, `Is' a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

^{18 Ref} As `one' pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

^{19 Ref} So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, `Am not I playing?'

^{20 Ref} Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

^{21 Ref} Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

^{22 Ref} The words of a tale-bearer `are' as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down `to' the inner parts of the heart.

^{23 Ref} Silver of dross spread over potsherd, `Are' burning lips and an evil heart.

^{24 Ref} By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,

^{25 Ref} When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations `are' in his heart.

^{26 Ref} Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly.

^{27 Ref} Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.

^{28 Ref} A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!

^{1 Ref} Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.

^{2 Ref} As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.

^{3 Ref} A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

^{4 Ref} Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

^{5 Ref} Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

^{6 Ref} He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.

^{7 Ref} The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

^{8 Ref} Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

^{9 Ref} Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

^{10 Ref} Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.

^{11 Ref} Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

^{12 Ref} Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

^{13 Ref} The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

^{14 Ref} A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.

^{15 Ref} The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.

^{16 Ref} The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

^{17 Ref} He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

^{18 Ref} As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

^{19 Ref} So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

^{20 Ref} Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.

^{21 Ref} Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

^{22 Ref} The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

^{23 Ref} Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.

^{24 Ref} With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

^{25 Ref} When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

^{26 Ref} Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

^{27 Ref} He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

^{28 Ref} A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

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

^{2 Ref} As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.

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

^{4 Ref} Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

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

^{6 Ref} He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off `his own' feet, `and' drinketh in damage.

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

^{8 Ref} As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

^{9 Ref} `As' a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

^{10 Ref} `As' an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

^{11 Ref} As a dog that returneth to his vomit, `So is' a fool that repeateth his folly.

^{12 Ref} Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

^{13 Ref} The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

^{14 Ref} `As' the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

^{15 Ref} The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

^{16 Ref} The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

^{17 Ref} He that passeth by, `and' vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is `like' one that taketh a dog by the ears.

^{18 Ref} As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

^{19 Ref} So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

^{20 Ref} For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

^{21 Ref} `As' coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

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

^{23 Ref} Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are `like' an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

^{24 Ref} He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

^{25 Ref} When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:

^{26 Ref} Though `his' hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.

^{27 Ref} Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

^{28 Ref} A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.