Proverbs

¹Just as snow should not fall in summer, nor rain at harvest time, so people should not honor a fool. ²Don’t worry when someone curses you for no reason. Nothing bad will happen. Such words are like birds that fly past and never stop. ³You have to whip a horse, you have to put a bridle on a mule, and you have to beat a fool. ^4-5There is no good way to answer fools when they say something stupid. If you answer them, then you, too, will look like a fool. If you don’t answer them, they will think they are smart. ⁶Never let a fool carry your message. If you do, it will be like cutting off your own feet. You are only asking for trouble. ⁷A fool trying to say something wise is like a crippled person trying to walk. ⁸Showing honor to a fool is as bad as tying a rock in a sling.