Proverbs 26:1-6

Tree of Life Version

26 Like snow in summer or rain at harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
² Like a fluttering sparrow or a flying swallow,
so an undeserved curse does not land.
³ A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.
⁴ Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
else you also will be like him.
⁵ Answer a fool according to his folly,
else he will be wise in his own eyes.
⁶ Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence
is sending a message by a fool’s hand.