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Proverbs 26
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1As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not [seemly] for a fool.
1As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honor is not [seemly] for a fool.
2As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
2As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
3As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.
3As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou become like him.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you become like him.
5Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
5Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
6He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
6He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
7[As well] take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
7[As well] take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
8He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
8He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
9Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
9Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
10All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nought.
10All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nothing.
11As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is a fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame [that is] glory and grace.]
11As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame [that is] glory and grace.]
12I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
12I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
13A sluggard when sent on a journey says, [There is] a lion in the ways, and [there are] murderers in the streets.
13A sluggard when sent on a journey says, [There is] a lion in the ways, and [there are] murderers in the streets.
14As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
14As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
15A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.
15A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.
16A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
16A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
17As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
17As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.