26 Like snow in summer or rain^(A) in harvest,
    honor is not fitting for a fool.^(B)

⁴ Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    or you yourself will be just like him.^(A)

⁷ Like the useless legs of one who is lame
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.^(A)

⁹ Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.^(A)

¹¹ As a dog returns to its vomit,^(A)
    so fools repeat their folly.^(B)