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1
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is inappropriate for a fool.
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כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג ׀
בַּקַּ֗יִץ
וְכַמָּטָ֥ר
בַּקָּצִ֑יר
כֵּ֤ן
לֹא־
נָאוֶ֖ה
לִכְסִ֣יל
כָּבֽוֹד׃
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Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
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כַּצִּפּ֣וֹר
לָ֭נוּד
כַּדְּר֣וֹר
לָע֑וּף
כֵּ֥ן
קִֽלְלַ֥ת
חִ֝נָּ֗ם
[לא]
(ל֣וֹ)
תָבֹֽא׃
3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools.
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שׁ֣וֹט
לַ֭סּוּס
מֶ֣תֶג
לַחֲמ֑וֹר
וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט
לְגֵ֣ו
כְּסִילִֽים׃
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Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness or you'll be like him yourself.
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אַל־
תַּ֣עַן
כְּ֭סִיל
כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ
פֶּֽן־
תִּשְׁוֶה־
לּ֥וֹ
גַם־
אָֽתָּה׃
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Answer a fool according to his foolishness or he'll become wise in his own eyes.
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עֲנֵ֣ה
כְ֭סִיל
כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ
פֶּן־
יִהְיֶ֖ה
חָכָ֣ם
בְּעֵינָֽיו׃
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The one who sends a message by a fool's hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
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מְקַצֶּ֣ה
רַ֭גְלַיִם
חָמָ֣ס
שֹׁתֶ֑ה
שֹׁלֵ֖חַ
דְּבָרִ֣ים
בְּיַד־
כְּסִֽיל׃
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A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp.
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דַּלְי֣וּ
שֹׁ֭קַיִם
מִפִּסֵּ֑חַ
וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל
בְּפִ֣י
כְסִילִֽים׃
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Giving honor to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.
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כִּצְר֣וֹר
אֶ֭בֶן
בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה
כֵּן־
נוֹתֵ֖ן
לִכְסִ֣יל
כָּבֽוֹד׃
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A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by the hand of a drunkard.
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ח֭וֹחַ
עָלָ֣ה
בְיַד־
שִׁכּ֑וֹר
וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל
בְּפִ֣י
כְסִילִֽים׃
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The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by is like an archer who wounds everyone.
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רַ֥ב
מְחֽוֹלֵֽל־
כֹּ֑ל
וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר
כְּ֝סִ֗יל
וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר
עֹבְרִֽים׃
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As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness.
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כְּ֭כֶלֶב
שָׁ֣ב
עַל־
קֵא֑וֹ
כְּ֝סִ֗יל
שׁוֹנֶ֥ה
בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃
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Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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רָאִ֗יתָ
אִ֭ישׁ
חָכָ֣ם
בְּעֵינָ֑יו
תִּקְוָ֖ה
לִכְסִ֣יל
מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
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The slacker says, "There's a lion in the road--a lion in the public square!"
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אָמַ֣ר
עָ֭צֵל
שַׁ֣חַל
בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ
אֲ֝רִ֗י
בֵּ֣ין
הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃
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A door turns on its hinges, and a slacker, on his bed.
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הַ֭דֶּלֶת
תִּסּ֣וֹב
עַל־
צִירָ֑הּ
וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל
עַל־
מִטָּתֽוֹ׃
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The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he is too weary to bring it to his mouth!
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טָ֘מַ֤ן
עָצֵ֣ל
יָ֭דוֹ
בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת
נִ֝לְאָ֗ה
לַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ
אֶל־
פִּֽיו׃
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In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser than seven who can answer sensibly.
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חָכָ֣ם
עָצֵ֣ל
בְּעֵינָ֑יו
מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה
מְשִׁ֣יבֵי
טָֽעַם׃
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A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that's not his is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
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מַחֲזִ֥יק
בְּאָזְנֵי־
כָ֑לֶב
עֹבֵ֥ר
מִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗ר
עַל־
רִ֥יב
לֹּֽא־
לֽוֹ׃
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Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,
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כְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ
הַיֹּרֶ֥ה
זִקִּ֗ים
חִצִּ֥ים
וָמָֽוֶת׃
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so is the person who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
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כֵּֽן־
אִ֭ישׁ
רִמָּ֣ה
אֶת־
רֵעֵ֑הוּ
וְ֝אָמַ֗ר
הֲֽלֹא־
מְשַׂחֵ֥ק
אָֽנִי׃
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Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down.
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בְּאֶ֣פֶס
עֵ֭צִים
תִּכְבֶּה־
אֵ֑שׁ
וּבְאֵ֥ין
נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן
יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק
מָדֽוֹן׃
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As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
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פֶּחָ֣ם
לְ֭גֶחָלִים
וְעֵצִ֣ים
לְאֵ֑שׁ
וְאִ֥ישׁ
[מדונים]
(מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים)
לְחַרְחַר־
רִֽיב׃
פ
22
A gossip's words are like choice food that goes down to one's innermost being.
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דִּבְרֵ֣י
נִ֭רְגָּן
כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים
וְ֝הֵ֗ם
יָרְד֥וּ
חַדְרֵי־
בָֽטֶן׃
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Smooth lips with an evil heart are like glaze on an earthen vessel.
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כֶּ֣סֶף
סִ֭יגִים
מְצֻפֶּ֣ה
עַל־
חָ֑רֶשׂ
שְׂפָתַ֖יִם
דֹּלְקִ֣ים
וְלֶב־
רָֽע׃
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A hateful person disguises himself with his speech and harbors deceit within.
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[בשפתו]
(בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו)
יִנָּכֵ֣ר
שׂוֹנֵ֑א
וּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹ
יָשִׁ֥ית
מִרְמָֽה׃
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When he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.
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כִּֽי־
יְחַנֵּ֣ן
ק֭וֹלוֹ
אַל־
תַּֽאֲמֶן־
בּ֑וֹ
כִּ֤י
שֶׁ֖בַע
תּוֹעֵב֣וֹת
בְּלִבּֽוֹ׃
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Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his evil will be revealed in the assembly.
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תִּכַּסֶּ֣ה
שִׂ֭נְאָה
בְּמַשָּׁא֑וֹן
תִּגָּלֶ֖ה
רָעָת֣וֹ
בְקָהָֽל׃
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The one who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever rolls a stone--it will come back on him.
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כֹּֽרֶה־
שַּׁ֭חַת
בָּ֣הּ
יִפֹּ֑ל
וְגֹ֥לֵ֥ל
אֶ֝בֶן
אֵלָ֥יו
תָּשֽׁוּב׃
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A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
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לְֽשׁוֹן־
שֶׁ֭קֶר
יִשְׂנָ֣א
דַכָּ֑יו
וּפֶ֥ה
חָ֝לָ֗ק
יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה
מִדְחֶֽה׃
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