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Chapter 26
1 As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool.
2 As a bird flying to other places, and a sparrow going here or there: so a curse uttered without cause shall come upon a man.
3 A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be made like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.
6 He that sent words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinks iniquity.
7 As a lame man has fair legs in vain: so a parable is unseemly in the mouth of fools.
8 As he that casts a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that gives honour to a fool.
9 As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 Judgment determines causes: and he that puts a fool to silence, appeases anger.
11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is the fool that repeats his folly.
12 have you seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.
13 The slothful man said: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.
14 As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hides his hand under his armpit, and it grieves him to turn it to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.
17 As he that takes a dog by the ears, so is he that passes by in anger, and meddles with another man's quarrel.
18 As he is guilty that shoots arrows, and lances unto death:
19 So is the man that hurts his friend deceitfully: and when he is taken, said: I did it in jest.
20 When the wood fails, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirs up strife.
22 The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.
23 Swelling lips joined with a corrupt heart, are like an earthen vessel adorned with silver dross.
24 An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertains deceit.
25 When he shall speak low, trust him not: because there are seven mischiefs in his heart.
26 He that covers hatred deceitfully, his malice shall be laid open in the public assembly.
27 He that digs a pit, shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, it shall return to him.
28 A deceitful tongue loves not truth: and a slippery mouth works ruin.