26 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,
So honor is not seemly for a fool.

³ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,
And a rod for the back of fools.
⁴ Answer not a fool according to his folly,
Lest thou also be like unto him.
⁵ Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in ^[a]his own conceit.
⁶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.
⁷ The legs of the lame hang loose;
So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
⁸ As one that bindeth a stone in a sling,
So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
⁹ As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
^10 [b]As an archer that woundeth all,
So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
¹¹ As a dog that returneth to his vomit,
So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
¹² Seest thou a man wise in ^[c]his own conceit?
There is more hope of a fool than of him.