26:1  Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,So honor does not seem fitting for a fool.

26:2  Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,So a curse without cause does not alight.

26:3  We use a whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.

26:4   Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also behave like him.

26:5   Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not attain presume wisdom in his own eyes.

26:6  He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.

26:7  A proverb in the mouth of fools resembles the legs which prove useless to the lame,

26:8   He who gives honor to a fool resembles one who binds a stone in a sling,

26:9   A proverb in the mouth of fools resembles a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,

26:10   He who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by resembles an archer who wounds everyone,

26:11  A fool who repeats his folly resembles a dog that returns to its vomit

26:12  Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? We have more hope for a fool than for him.

26:13  The sluggard says, "A lion could have roamed onto the road! A lion could have wandered in the open square!"

26:14  As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.

26:15  The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He has incredible fatigue when he tries to bring it to his mouth again.

26:16  The sluggard feels wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.

26:17   He who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him resembles one who takes a dog by the ears.

26:18  Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death,

26:19  The man who deceives his neighbor, And says, " Did I not joke?"

26:20  For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where no whisperer exists, contention quiets down.

26:21  A contentious man to kindle strife resembles charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,

26:22  The words of a whisperer resemble dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

26:23  Burning lips and a wicked heart resemble an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross

26:24  He who hates disguises it with his lips, But he lays up deceit in his heart.

26:25  When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, For seven abominations abound in his heart.

26:26  Though his hatred covers itself with guile, His wickedness will reveal itself before the assembly.

26:27  He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

26:28  A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.