2. Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
3. A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
4. Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6. One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
7. Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8. As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9. Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10. As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.