1 Like snow in summertime and rain at harvest time,
2 Like a fluttering sparrow,
3 A whip is for the horse,
4 Do not answer a fool with his own stupidity,
5 Answer a fool with his own stupidity,
6 Whoever uses a fool to send a message
7 ⌞Like⌟ a lame person’s limp legs,
8 Like tying a stone to a sling,
9 ⌞Like⌟ a thorn stuck in a drunk’s hand,
10 ⌞Like⌟ many people who destroy everything,
11 As a dog goes back to its vomit,
12 Have you met a person who thinks he is wise?
13 A lazy person says,
14 ⌞As⌟ a door turns on its hinges,
15 A lazy person puts his fork in his food.
16 A lazy person thinks he is wiser than seven people who give a sensible answer.
17 ⌞Like⌟ grabbing a dog by the ears,
18 Like a madman who shoots flaming arrows, arrows, and death,
19 so is the person who tricks his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
20 Without wood a fire goes out,
21 ⌞As⌟ charcoal fuels burning coals and wood fuels fire,
22 The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily,
23 ⌞Like⌟ a clay pot covered with cheap silver,
24 Whoever is filled with hate disguises it with his speech,
25 When he talks charmingly, do not trust him
26 His hatred is deceitfully hidden,
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it.
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,