<vn='1'>As <sn="7950">snow</s> in <sn="7019">summer</s>, and as <sn="4306">rain</s> in <sn="7105">harvest</s>, <sn="3651">so</s><sn="3519">honor</s> is <sn="3808">not</s><sn="5000">seemly</s> for a <sn="3684">fool</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>As the <sn="6833">bird</s> by <sn="5110">wandering</s>, as the <sn="1866">swallow</s> by <sn="5774">flying</s>, <sn="3651">so</s> the <sn="7045">curse</s><sn="2600">causeless</s> shall <sn="3808">not</s><sn="935">come</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>A <sn="7752">whip</s> for the <sn="5483">horse</s>, a <sn="4964">bridle</s> for the <sn="2543">ass</s>, and a <sn="7626">rod</s> for the <sn="3684">fool</s> 's <sn="1460">back</s>. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="6030">Answer</s><sn="408">not</s> a <sn="3684">fool</s> according to his <sn="200">folly</s>, <sn="6435">lest</s><sn="859">thou</s><sn="1571">also</s> be <sn="7737">like</s> unto him. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="6030">Answer</s> a <sn="3684">fool</s> according to his <sn="200">folly</s>, <sn="6435">lest</s> he <sn="1961">be</s><sn="2450">wise</s> in his own <sn="5869">conceit</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>He that <sn="7971">sendeth</s> a <sn="1697">message</s> by the <sn="3027">hand</s> of a <sn="3684">fool</s> cutteth <sn="7096">off</s> the <sn="7272">feet</s>, and <sn="8354">drinketh</s><sn="2555">damage</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>The <sn="7785">legs</s> of the <sn="4480 6455">lame</s> are not <sn="1809">equal</s>: so is a <sn="4912">parable</s> in the <sn="6310">mouth</s> of <sn="3684">fools</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>As he that <sn="6887">bindeth</s> a <sn="68">stone</s> in a <sn="4773">sling</s>, <sn="3651">so</s> is he that <sn="5414">giveth</s><sn="3519">honor</s> to a <sn="3684">fool</s>. </v>
<vn='9'> As a <sn="2336">thorn</s> goeth <sn="5927">up</s> into the <sn="3027">hand</s> of a <sn="7910">drunkard</s>, so is a <sn="4912">parable</s> in the <sn="6310">mouth</s> of <sn="3684">fools</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>The <sn="7227">great</s> God that <sn="2342">formed</s><sn="3605">all</s> things both <sn="7936">rewardeth</s> the <sn="3684">fool</s>, and <sn="7936">rewardeth</s><sn="5674">transgressors</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>As a <sn="3611">dog</s><sn="7725">returneth</s><sn="5921">to</s> his <sn="6892">vomit</s>, so a <sn="3684">fool</s><sn="8138">returneth</s> to his <sn="200">folly</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="7200">Seest</s> thou a <sn="376">man</s><sn="2450">wise</s> in his own <sn="5869">conceit</s>? there is more <sn="8615">hope</s> of a <sn="3684">fool</s> than <sn="4480">of</s> him. </v>
<vn='13'>The <sn="6102">slothful</s> man <sn="559">saith</s>, There is a <sn="7826">lion</s> in the <sn="1870">way</s>; a <sn="738">lion</s> is <sn="996">in</s> the <sn="7339">streets</s>. </v>
<vn='14'> As the <sn="1817">door</s><sn="5437">turneth</s><sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="6735">hinges</s>, so doth the <sn="6102">slothful</s><sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="4296">bed</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>The <sn="6102">slothful</s><sn="2934">hideth</s> his <sn="3027">hand</s> in his <sn="6747">bosom</s>; it <sn="3811">grieveth</s> him to bring it <sn="7725">again</s><sn="413">to</s> his <sn="6310">mouth</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>The <sn="6102">sluggard</s> is <sn="2450">wiser</s> in his own <sn="5869">conceit</s> than <sn="4480 7651">seven</s> men that can <sn="7725">render</s> a <sn="2940">reason</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>He that passeth <sn="5674">by</s>, and <sn="5674">meddleth</s><sn="5921">with</s><sn="7379">strife</s> belonging <sn="3808">not</s> to him, is like one that <sn="2388">taketh</s> a <sn="3611">dog</s> by the <sn="241">ears</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>As a <sn="3856">mad</s> man who <sn="3384">casteth</s><sn="2131">firebrands</s>, <sn="2671">arrows</s>, and <sn="4194">death</s>, </v>
<vn='19'><sn="3651">So</s> is the <sn="376">man</s> that <sn="7411">deceiveth</s><sn="*853"></s> his <sn="7453">neighbor</s>, and <sn="559">saith</s>, Am <sn="3808">not</s><sn="589">I</s> in <sn="7832">sport</s>? </v>
<vn='20'>Where <sn="657">no</s><sn="6086">wood</s> is, there the <sn="784">fire</s> goeth <sn="3518">out</s>: so where there is <sn="369">no</s><sn="5372">talebearer</s>, the <sn="4066">strife</s><sn="8367">ceaseth</s>. </v>
<vn='21'> As <sn="6352">coals</s> are to burning <sn="1513">coals</s>, and <sn="6086">wood</s> to <sn="784">fire</s>; so is a <sn="4079">contentious</s><sn="376">man</s> to <sn="2787">kindle</s><sn="7379">strife</s>. </v>
<vn='22'>The <sn="1697">words</s> of a <sn="5372">talebearer</s> are as <sn="3859">wounds</s>, and <sn="1992">they</s> go <sn="3381">down</s> into the innermost <sn="2315">parts</s> of the <sn="990">belly</s>. </v>
<vn='23'><sn="1814">Burning</s><sn="8193">lips</s> and a <sn="7451">wicked</s><sn="3820">heart</s> are like a <sn="2789">potsherd</s><sn="6823">covered</s> with <sn="3701">silver</s><sn="5509">dross</s>. </v>
<vn='24'>He that <sn="8130">hateth</s><sn="5234">dissembleth</s> with his <sn="8193">lips</s>, and layeth <sn="7896">up</s><sn="4820">deceit</s><sn="7130">within</s> him; </v>
<vn='25'><sn="3588">When</s> he <sn="6963">speaketh</s><sn="2603">fair</s>, <sn="539">believe</s> him <sn="408">not</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> there are <sn="7651">seven</s><sn="8441">abominations</s> in his <sn="3820">heart</s>. </v>
<vn='26'> Whose <sn="8135">hatred</s> is <sn="3680">covered</s> by <sn="4860">deceit</s>, his <sn="7451">wickedness</s> shall be <sn="1540">showed</s> before the whole <sn="6951">congregation</s>. </v>
<vn='27'>Whoso <sn="3738">diggeth</s> a <sn="7845">pit</s> shall <sn="5307">fall</s> therein: and he that <sn="1556">rolleth</s> a <sn="68">stone</s>, it will <sn="7725">return</s><sn="413">upon</s> him. </v>
<vn='28'>A <sn="8267">lying</s><sn="3956">tongue</s><sn="8130">hateth</s> those that are <sn="1790">afflicted</s> by it; and a <sn="2509">flattering</s><sn="6310">mouth</s><sn="6213">worketh</s><sn="4072">ruin</s>. </v>