Proverbs 26
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.
Like snow - in the summer and like rain at the harvest so not [is] suitable for a fool honor.
2 As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.
Like bird for fluttering like swallow for flying so a curse without cause (to him *Q(K)*) it will come.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
A whip for horse a bridle for a donkey and a rod for [the] back of fools.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
May not you answer a fool according to foolishness his lest you should become like him also you.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Answer a fool according to foolishness his lest he should be wise in own eyes his.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh damage.
[one who] cuts off Feet violence [one who] drinks [one who] sends words by [the] hand of a fool.
7 The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
They hang down legs from a lame [person] and a proverb in [the] mouth of fools.
8 As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
As ties a stone in a sling so [one who] gives to a fool honor.
9 [As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Thorn[s] it goes up in [the] hand of a drunkard and a proverb in [the] mouth of fools.
10 A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.
An archer [who] wounds everyone and [one who] hires a fool and [one who] hires [those who] pass by.
11 As a dog turneth back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeateth his folly.
Like a dog [which] returns to own vomit its a fool [who] repeats foolishness his.
12 Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
You see a person wise in own eyes his hope [belongs] to a fool more than him.
13 The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
He says a sluggard a lion [is] in the road a lion [is] between the open places.
14 [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
The door it turns on hinge[s] its and a sluggard on bed his.
15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
He hides a sluggard hand his in the dish he is weary to bring back it to mouth his.
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven [men] that answer discreetly.
[is] wise A sluggard in own eyes his more than seven [people] [who] bring back discernment.
17 He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
[one who] takes hold On [the] ears of a dog a passer by [who] becomes angry on a dispute [which] not [belongs] to him.
18 As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Like a madman who throws burning arrows arrows and death.
19 so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport?
So a person [who] he deceives neighbor his and he says ¿ not jesting [was] I.
20 Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth.
With not wood it is extinguished a fire and with not a slanderer it becomes quiet strife.
21 [As] coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.
Charcoal to burning coals and wood to fire and a person of (contentions *Q(K)*) to kindling strife.
22 The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
[the] words of A slanderer [are] like delicacies and they they go down [the] chambers of [the] belly.
23 Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are [as] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Silver of dross overlaid on earthenware lips burning and a heart of evil.
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
(With lips his *Q(K)*) he disguises himself [one who] hates and in inner being his he puts deceit.
25 when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
If he will make favorable voice his may not you trust in him for seven abominations [are] in heart his.
26 Though [his] hatred is covered by dissimulation, his wickedness shall be made manifest in the congregation.
It covers itself hatred with deception it will be revealed wickedness his in [the] assembly.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
[one who] digs A pit in it he will fall and [one who] rolls a stone to him it will return.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A tongue of falsehood it hates crushed [people] its and a mouth flattering it makes stumbling.
