1. As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
2. As the bird by flitting, as the swallow by flying, so the curse without cause shall not alight.
3. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool's back.
4. Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like unto him.
5. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6. He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks violence.
7. The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8. As he that binds a stone in a sling, so is he that gives honor to a fool.
9. As a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.