Proverbs 26
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest; so honor is not seemly for a fool.
like/as snow in/on/with summer and like/as rain in/on/with harvest so not lovely to/for fool glory
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
like/as bird to/for to wander like/as swallow to/for to fly so curse for nothing (to/for him *Q(K)*) to come (in): come
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
whip to/for horse bridle to/for donkey and tribe: staff to/for back fool
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.
not to answer fool like/as folly his lest be like to/for him also you(m. s.)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
to answer fool like/as folly his lest to be wise in/on/with eye his
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.
to cut off foot violence to drink to send: depart word in/on/with hand fool
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
to languish leg from lame and proverb in/on/with lip fool
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honor to a fool.
like/as to constrain stone in/on/with sling so to give: give to/for fool glory
9 [As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
thistle to ascend: rise in/on/with hand drunken and proverb in/on/with lip fool
10 The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
archer to bore all and to hire fool and to hire to pass
11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.
like/as dog to return: return upon vomit his fool to repeat in/on/with folly his
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
to see: see man wise in/on/with eye his hope to/for fool from him
13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.
to say sluggish lion in/on/with way: road lion between [the] street/plaza
14 [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.
[the] door to turn: turn upon hinge her and sluggish upon bed his
15 The slothful hideth [his] hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
to hide sluggish hand his in/on/with dish be weary to/for to return: return her to(wards) lip his
16 The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
wise sluggish in/on/with eye his from seven to return: reply taste
17 He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with ear dog to pass: bring be angry upon strife not to/for him
18 As a mad [man] who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,
like/as to amaze [the] to shoot missile arrow and death
19 So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbor, and saith, Am not I in sport?
so man to deceive [obj] neighbor his and to say not to laugh I
20 Where no wood is, [there] the fire goeth out: so where [there is] no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.
in/on/with end tree: wood to quench fire and in/on/with nothing to grumble be quiet strife
21 [As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.
coal to/for coal and tree: wood to/for fire and man (contention *Q(K)*) to/for to scorch strife
22 The words of a tale-bearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.
silver: money dross to overlay upon earthenware lips to burn/pursue and heart bad: evil
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
(in/on/with lips his *Q(K)*) to alienate to hate and in/on/with entrails: among his to set: put deceit
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for [there are] seven abominations in his heart.
for be gracious voice his not be faithful in/on/with him for seven abomination in/on/with heart his
26 [Whose] hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shown before the [whole] congregation.
to cover hating in/on/with guile to reveal: reveal distress: evil his in/on/with assembly
27 Whoever diggeth a pit shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
to pierce pit: grave in/on/with her to fall: fall and to roll stone to(wards) him to return: return
28 A lying tongue hateth [those that are] afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
tongue deception to hate crushed his and lip smooth to make ruin
