4. Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6. One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
7. Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8. As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9. Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10. As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
11. As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
12. Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13. The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
14. As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.