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26:1  As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.
26:2  As the bird by flitting, as the swallow by flying, so the curse without cause will not alight.
26:3  A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.
26:4  Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like unto him.
26:5  Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
26:6  He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet and drinks violence.
26:7  The legs of the lame are not equal; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
26:8  As he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
26:9  As a thorn goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
26:10  The great God who formed all things rewards the fool and rewards the transgressor.
26:11  As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
26:12  Do you see a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
26:13  The slothful man says, “There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets!”
26:14  As the door turns upon his hinges, so does the slothful upon his bed.
26:15  The slothful buries his hand in his bowl; it grieves him to bring it again to his mouth.
26:16  The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men who can answer reasonably.
26:17  He who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
26:18  As a madman who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,
26:19  so is the man who deceives his neighbor, and says, “I was only joking.”
26:20  Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.
26:21  As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
26:22  The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and go down into the innermost parts of the body.
26:23  Burning lips and a wicked heart are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
26:24  He who hates dissembles with his lips, and lays up deceit within him;
26:25  when he speaks kindly, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart;
26:26  though his hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness will be shown before the whole congregation.
26:27  Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone, it will return upon him.
26:28  A lying tongue hates those who are afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.