6. Sending a message by the hands of a foolis like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7. Like the useless legs of one who is lameis a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8. Like tying a stone in a slingis the giving of honour to a fool.
9. Like a thorn-bush in a drunkard’s handis a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10. Like an archer who wounds at randomis one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11. As a dog returns to its vomit,so fools repeat their folly.
12. Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?There is more hope for a fool than for them.
13. A sluggard says, ‘There’s a lion in the road,a fierce lion roaming the streets!’
14. As a door turns on its hinges,so a sluggard turns on his bed.
15. A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16. A sluggard is wiser in his own eyesthan seven people who answer discreetly.
17. Like one who grabs a stray dog by the earsis someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
18. Like a maniac shootingflaming arrows of death
19. is one who deceives their neighbourand says, ‘I was only joking!’
20. Without wood a fire goes out;without gossip a quarrel dies down.
21. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
22. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;they go down to the inmost parts.
23. Like a coating of silver dross on earthenwareare fervent lips with an evil heart.
24. Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,but in their hearts they harbour deceit.
25. Though their speech is charming, do not believe them,for seven abominations fill their hearts.