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1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.

1Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.

2Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

2Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight.

3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

3A whip is for the horses, a bridle is for the donkey, a rod is for the back of fools.

4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

4Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.

5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

5Answer a fool according to his foolishness, or he will think himself to be wise.

6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

6Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

7Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

7Useless legs to the lame— that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

8Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

8Tying a stone to a sling— that's what giving honor to a fool is.

9Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

9A thorn in the hand of a drunkard— that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

10Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.

10An archer who shoots at anyone— is like someone who hires a fool or anyone who passes by.

11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

11A dog that returns to its vomit is like a fool who reverts to his folly.

12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

12Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.

13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

13The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"

14As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.

14The door turns on its hinges— as does the lazy person on his bed.

15The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

15The lazy person buries his hand in the dish, but he's too tired to bring it to his mouth again.

16The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

16The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.

17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

17Picking up a dog by the ears— that's what someone is like who meddles in another's fight.

18Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,

18Like the maniac who shoots fiery darts and deadly arrows—

19so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

19that's what someone is like who lies to his neighbor and then says, "I was joking, wasn't I?"

20Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.

20Without wood, the fire goes out. Without a gossip, contention stops.

21Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

21Charcoal is to hot coals as wood is to fire; so also a quarrelsome man fuels strife.

22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

22The words of a gossip are like delicate morsels; they sink down deep within.

23Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

23A clay vessel plated with a thin veneer of silver— that's what smooth lips with a wicked heart are.

24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

24Someone who hates hides behind his words, harboring deceit within himself.

25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

25Though he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.

26Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

26Though malice disguises itself with deception, its evil will be exposed publicly.

27He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the stone will come back on whoever starts it rolling.

28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

28A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

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