Proverbs 26
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not suitable for a fool.
Like snow - in the summer and like rain at the harvest so not [is] suitable for a fool honor.
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless 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 fool's back.
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 you 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 conceit.
Answer a fool according to foolishness his lest he should be wise in own eyes his.
6 He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks 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 are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
They hang down legs from a lame [person] and a proverb in [the] mouth of fools.
8 As he that binds a stone in a sling, so is he that gives honour to a fool.
As ties a stone in a sling so [one who] gives to a fool honor.
9 As a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
Thorn[s] it goes up in [the] hand of a drunkard and a proverb in [the] mouth of fools.
10 The great God that formed all things both rewards the fool, and rewards transgressors.
An archer [who] wounds everyone and [one who] hires a fool and [one who] hires [those who] pass by.
11 As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
Like a dog [which] returns to own vomit its a fool [who] repeats foolishness his.
12 See you a man wise in his own conceit? 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 slothful man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
He says a sluggard a lion [is] in the road a lion [is] between the open places.
14 As the door turns upon his hinges, so does the slothful upon his bed.
The door it turns on hinge[s] its and a sluggard on bed his.
15 The slothful hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves 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 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
[is] wise A sluggard in own eyes his more than seven [people] [who] bring back discernment.
17 He that passes by, and meddles with strife belonging not to him, is like one that takes 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 mad man who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,
Like a madman who throws burning arrows arrows and death.
19 So is the man that deceives his neighbour, and says, Am not I in sport?
So a person [who] he deceives neighbor his and he says ¿ not jesting [was] I.
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goes out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.
With not wood it is extinguished a fire and with not a slanderer it becomes quiet strife.
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle 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 wounds, 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 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Silver of dross overlaid on earthenware lips burning and a heart of evil.
24 He that hates dissembles with his lips, and lays 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 he speaks fair, 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 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be showed before the whole congregation.
It covers itself hatred with deception it will be revealed wickedness his in [the] assembly.
27 Whoso digs a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolls a stone, it will 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 hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
A tongue of falsehood it hates crushed [people] its and a mouth flattering it makes stumbling.
