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26:1  Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.
26:2  Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight.
26:3  A whip is for the horses, a bridle is for the donkey, a rod is for the back of fools.
26:4  Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.
26:5  Answer a fool according to his foolishness, or he will think himself to be wise.
26:6  Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
26:7  Useless legs to the lame— that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.
26:8  Tying a stone to a sling— that's what giving honor to a fool is.
26:9  A thorn in the hand of a drunkard— that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.
26:10  An archer who shoots at anyone— is like someone who hires a fool or anyone who passes by.
26:11  A dog that returns to its vomit is like a fool who reverts to his folly.
26:12  Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.
26:13  The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"
26:14  The door turns on its hinges— as does the lazy person on his bed.
26:15  The lazy person buries his hand in the dish, but he's too tired to bring it to his mouth again.
26:16  The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.
26:17  Picking up a dog by the ears— that's what someone is like who meddles in another's fight.
26:18  Like the maniac who shoots fiery darts and deadly arrows—
26:19  that's what someone is like who lies to his neighbor and then says, "I was joking, wasn't I?"
26:20  Without wood, the fire goes out. Without a gossip, contention stops.
26:21  Charcoal is to hot coals as wood is to fire; so also a quarrelsome man fuels strife.
26:22  The words of a gossip are like delicate morsels; they sink down deep within.
26:23  A clay vessel plated with a thin veneer of silver— that's what smooth lips with a wicked heart are.
26:24  Someone who hates hides behind his words, harboring deceit within himself.
26:25  Though he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.
26:26  Though malice disguises itself with deception, its evil will be exposed publicly.
26:27  Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the stone will come back on whoever starts it rolling.
26:28  A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.