⁶ Trusting a fool to convey a message
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!

¹³ Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.
    They revive the spirit of their employer.

²⁶ Lazy people irritate their employers,
    like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

¹⁷ An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble,
    but a reliable messenger brings healing.