Proverbs 26

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,

Like a fluttering sparrow,

A whip is for the horse,

Don’t answer a fool according to his folly,

Answer a fool according to his folly,

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,

As one who binds a stone in a sling,

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,

As an archer who wounds all,

As a dog that returns to his vomit,

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!

As the door turns on its hinges,

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish.

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes

Like one who grabs a dog’s ears

Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”

For lack of wood a fire goes out.

As coals are to hot embers,

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,

Like silver dross on an earthen vessel

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips,

When his speech is charming, don’t believe him;

His malice may be concealed by deception,

Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it.

A lying tongue hates those it hurts;