Proverbs 25:26-26:5

English Standard Version

²⁶ Like ^(A)a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
    is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
²⁷ It is ^(B)not good to eat much honey,
    nor is it glorious to ^(C)seek one's own glory.^[a]
28 A man ^(D)without self-control
    is like ^(E)a city broken into and left without walls.
26 Like snow in summer or ^(F)rain in harvest,
    so ^(G)honor is ^(H)not fitting for a fool.
² Like ^(I)a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
    ^(J)a curse that is causeless does not alight.
^3 (K)A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
    and ^(L)a rod for the back of fools.
^4 (M)Answer not a fool according to his folly,
    lest you be like him yourself.
^5 (N)Answer a fool according to his folly,
    lest he be ^(O)wise in his own eyes.