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26:1  Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
26:2  Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
26:3  Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back!
26:4  Don't answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are.
26:5  Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, or they will become wise in their own estimation.
26:6  Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!
26:7  A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
26:8  Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
26:9  A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
26:10  An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots at random.
26:11  As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
26:12  There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.
26:13  The lazy person claims, "There's a lion on the road! Yes, I'm sure there's a lion out there!"
26:14  As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.
26:15  Lazy people take food in their hand but don't even lift it to their mouth.
26:16  Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors.
26:17  Interfering in someone else's argument is as foolish as yanking a dog's ears.
26:18  Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
26:19  is someone who lies to a friend and then says, "I was only joking."
26:20  Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
26:21  A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
26:22  Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one's heart.
26:23  Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
26:24  People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, but they're deceiving you.
26:25  They pretend to be kind, but don't believe them. Their hearts are full of many evils.
26:26  While their hatred may be concealed by trickery, their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
26:27  If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead.
26:28  A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattering words cause ruin.