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2.3 KiB
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57 lines
2.3 KiB
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# Chapter 26
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1 As snow in summer and rain in harvest,
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So honor is not fitting for a fool.
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2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
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So a curse without cause shall not alight.
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3 A whip for the horse,
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A bridle for the donkey,
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And a rod for the fool’s back.
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4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
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Lest you also be like him.
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5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
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Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
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Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
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7 Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
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Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling
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Is he who gives honor to a fool.
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9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard
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Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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10 The great God who formed everything
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Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
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11 As a dog returns to his own vomit,
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So a fool repeats his folly.
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12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
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There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road!
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A fierce lion is in the streets!”
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14 As a door turns on its hinges,
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So does the lazy man on his bed.
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15 The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl;
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It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
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16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
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Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
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17 He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own
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Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
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18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
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19 Is the man who deceives his neighbor,
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And says, “I was only joking!”
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20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
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And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.
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21 As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
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So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
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22 The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,
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And they go down into the inmost body.
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23 Fervent lips with a wicked heart
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Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
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24 He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
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And lays up deceit within himself;
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25 When he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
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For there are seven abominations in his heart;
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26 Though his hatred is covered by deceit,
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His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
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27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
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And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
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28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
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And a flattering mouth works ruin. |