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26:1  Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So glory is not fitting for a fool.
26:2  Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in flying, So a curse without cause does not come to pass.
26:3  A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.
26:4  Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you yourself also be like him.
26:5  Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
26:6  He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends words by the hand of a fool.
26:7  Like the legs which hang limp on the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
26:8  Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives glory to a fool.
26:9  Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
26:10  Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
26:11  Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
26:12  Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
26:13  The sluggard says, “There is a fierce lion in the road! A lion is among the streets!”
26:14  As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.
26:15  The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He is too weary to return it to his mouth.
26:16  The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can respond with a discreet answer.
26:17  Like one who seizes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by and becomes passionate about strife not belonging to him.
26:18  Like a madman who shoots Firebrands, arrows, and death,
26:19  So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, “Am I not joking?”
26:20  With no wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, strife quiets down.
26:21  Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
26:22  The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the stomach.
26:23  Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are fiery lips and an evil heart.
26:24  He who hates disguises it with his lips, But he sets up deceit within himself.
26:25  When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart.
26:26  Though his hatred covers itself with guile, His evil will be revealed in the assembly.
26:27  He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will turn back on him.
26:28  A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.