5. But if you answer any fools,show how foolish they are,so they won't feel clever.
6. Sending a message by a foolis like chopping off your footand drinking poison.
7. A fool with words of wisdomis like an athletewith legs that can't move.
8. Are you going to honour a fool?Why not shoot a slingshotwith the stone tied tight?
9. A thorn bush waved aroundin the hand of a drunkardis no worse than a proverbin the mouth of a fool.
10. It's no cleverer to shoot arrowsat every passer-bythan it is to hire a bunchof worthless nobodies.
11. Dogs return to eat their vomit,just as fools repeattheir foolishness.
12. There is more hope for a foolthan for someone who says,“I'm really clever!”
13. Don't be lazy and keep saying,“There's a lion outside!”
14. A door turns on its hinges,but a lazy personjust turns over in bed.
15. Some of us are so lazythat we won't lift a handto feed ourselves.
16. A lazy person says,“I am clevererthan everyone else.”
17. It's better to take holdof a mad dog by the earsthan to take partin someone else's argument.
18. It's no crazier to shootsharp and flaming arrows