Similitudes, Instructions

26 Like snow in summer and like (A)rain in harvest,
So honor is not (B)fitting for a fool.
Like a (C)sparrow in its [a]flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
So a (D)curse without cause does not [b]alight.
A (E)whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a (F)rod for the back of fools.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:2 Lit wandering
  2. Proverbs 26:2 Lit come