Like snow in summer and rain at harvest , ... honor does not befit a fool.
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting ... swallow , an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
A whip for the horse , a bridle for the donkey , and a rod for the backs of fools !
Do not answer a fool according to his folly , or you yourself will be like him ....
Answer a fool according to his folly , lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
(Like) a thorn (that) falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
As a dog returns to its vomit , so a fool repeats his folly.
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes ? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
The slacker says , “ A lion (is) in the road ! A fierce lion (roams) the public square ! ”
(As) a door turns on its hinges , so the slacker (turns) on his bed.
The slacker buries his hand in the dish ; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
The slacker (is) wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not
Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows ,
so is the man who deceives - his neighbor and says , “ I was only joking ! ”
Without wood , a fire goes out ; without gossip , a conflict ceases.
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire , so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being ....
Like glaze ... covering ... an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech , but he lays up deceit in his heart.
When he speaks graciously , do not believe for seven abominations (fill) his heart.
Though his hatred is concealed by deception , his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
He who digs a pit will fall and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
A lying tongue hates those it crushes , and a flattering mouth causes ruin.