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26:1  Praise for a fool is out of place, like snow in summer or rain at harvest time.
26:2  Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never light.
26:3  You have to whip a horse, you have to bridle a donkey, and you have to beat a fool.
26:4  If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it.
26:5  Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.
26:6  If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.
26:7  A fool can use a proverb about as well as crippled people can use their legs.
26:8  Praising someone who is stupid makes as much sense as tying a stone in a sling.
26:9  A fool quoting a wise saying reminds you of a drunk trying to pick a thorn out of his hand.
26:10  An employer who hires any fool that comes along is only hurting everybody concerned.
26:11  A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.
26:12  The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not.
26:13  Why don't lazy people ever get out of the house? What are they afraid of Lions?
26:14  Lazy people turn over in bed. They get no farther than a door swinging on its hinges.
26:15  Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.
26:16  A lazy person will think he is smarter than seven men who can give good reasons for their opinions.
26:17  Getting involved in an argument that is none of your business is like going down the street and grabbing a dog by the ears.
26:18  Someone who tricks someone else and then claims that he was only joking is like a crazy person playing with a deadly weapon.
26:19  Someone who tricks someone else and then claims that he was only joking is like a crazy person playing with a deadly weapon.
26:20  Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, quarreling stops.
26:21  Charcoal keeps the embers glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.
26:22  Gossip is so tasty! How we love to swallow it!
26:23  Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.
26:24  A hypocrite hides hate behind flattering words.
26:25  They may sound fine, but don't believe him, because his heart is filled to the brim with hate.
26:26  He may disguise his hatred, but everyone will see the evil things he does.
26:27  People who set traps for others get caught themselves. People who start landslides get crushed.
26:28  You have to hate someone to want to hurt him with lies. Insincere talk brings nothing but ruin.