Proverbs on the Fool and Folly

1

Like snow in summer or rain at harvest-time, so honor for a fool is out of place.

2

Like a fluttering sparrow or a flying swallow, an undeserved curse will come home to roost.

3

A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

4

Don't answer a fool in terms of his folly, or you will be descending to his level;

5

but answer a fool as his folly deserves, so that he won't think he is wise.

6

Telling a message to a fool and sending him out is like cutting off one's feet and drinking violence.

7

The legs of the disabled hang limp and useless; likewise a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

8

Like one who ties his stone to the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.

9

Like a thorn branch in the hand of a drunk is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

10

A master can make anything, but hiring a fool is like hiring some passer-by.

11

Just as a dog returns to his vomit, a fool repeats his folly.

12

Do you see someone who thinks himself wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him!