3. A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.
4. Do not answer a fool according to his folly, else you also will be like him.
5. Answer a fool according to his folly, else he will be wise in his own eyes.
6. Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence is sending a message by a fool’s hand.
7. Like a lame man’s legs that hang limp, so is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.
8. Like tying a stone into a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
9. Like a thorn bush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.
10. Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11. Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
12. Do you see one wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than him.
13. A slacker says, “There’s a lion on the road! A lion is in the streets!”