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Honor is no more associated with fools
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a fool.
honor is not fitting for a fool.
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
and a fool with a rod to his back!
and a fool with a rod to his back!
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools!
and a rod for the backs of fools!
Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or you will become as foolish as they are.
or you will become as foolish as they are.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.
or you yourself will be just like him.
Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or they will become wise in their own estimation.
or they will become wise in their own estimation.
Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.
or he will be wise in his own eyes.
Trusting a fool to convey a message
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
Sending a message by the hands of a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Honoring a fool
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.
is the giving of honor to a fool.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
is like an archer who shoots at random.
is like an archer who shoots at random.
Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
so fools repeat their folly.
There is more hope for fools
than for people who think they are wise.
than for people who think they are wise.
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road!
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.
so a sluggard turns on his bed.
Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
Lazy people consider themselves smarter
than seven wise counselors.
than seven wise counselors.
A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
than seven people who answer discreetly.
Interfering in someone else’s argument
is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.
is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.
Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
Just as damaging
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
flaming arrows of death
is someone who lies to a friend
and then says, “I was only joking.”
and then says, “I was only joking.”
is one who deceives their neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
and says, “I was only joking!”
Fire goes out without wood,
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
A quarrelsome person starts fights
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
that sink deep into one’s heart.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
they go down to the inmost parts.
People may cover their hatred with pleasant words,
but they’re deceiving you.
but they’re deceiving you.
Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,
but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
Though their speech is charming, do not believe them,
for seven abominations fill their hearts.
for seven abominations fill their hearts.
While their hatred may be concealed by trickery,
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
Their malice may be concealed by deception,
but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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.
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it;
if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.