New American Bible, Revised Edition

Proverbs 26:1-5 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

1. Like snow in summer, like rain in harvest,honor for a fool is out of place.

2. Like the sparrow in its flitting, like the swallow in its flight,a curse uncalled-for never lands.

3. The whip for the horse, the bridle for the ass,and the rod for the back of fools.

4. Do not answer fools according to their folly,lest you too become like them.

5. Answer fools according to their folly,lest they become wise in their own eyes.