1. As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,so honor is not seemly for a fool.
2. As the bird by flitting, as the swallow by flying,so the curse without cause will not alight.
3. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,and a rod for the fool’s back.
4. Do not answer a fool according to his folly,lest you also be like unto him.
5. Answer a fool according to his folly,lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6. He who sends a message by the hand of a foolcuts off the feet and drinks violence.
7. The legs of the lame are not equal;so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8. As he who binds a stone in a sling,so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9. As a thorn goes into the hand of a drunkard,so is a parable in the mouth of fools.