1. Like snow in summertime and rain at harvest time,so honor is not right for a fool.
2. Like a fluttering sparrow,like a darting swallow,so a hastily spoken curse does not come to rest.
3. A whip is for the horse,a bridle is for the donkey,and a rod is for the backs of fools.
4. Do not answer a fool with his own stupidity,or you will be like him.
5. Answer a fool with his own stupidity,or he will think he is wise.
6. Whoever uses a fool to send a messagecuts off his own feet and brings violence upon himself.
7. ⌊Like⌋ a lame person’s limp legs,so is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
8. Like tying a stone to a sling,so is giving honor to a fool.
9. ⌊Like⌋ a thorn stuck in a drunk’s hand,so is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
10. ⌊Like⌋ many people who destroy everything,so is one who hires fools or drifters.
11. As a dog goes back to its vomit,⌊so⌋ a fool repeats his stupidity.
12. Have you met a person who thinks he is wise?There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13. A lazy person says,“There’s a ferocious lion out on the road!There’s a lion loose in the streets!”