4 Don’t give a foolish person a foolish answer.If you do, you will be just like him.
5 But answer a foolish person as he should be answered.If you don’t, he will think he is really wise.
6 Don’t send a message by a foolish person.That would be like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.
7 A wise saying spoken by a fool does no good.It is like the legs of a crippled person.
8 Giving honor to a foolish person does no good.It is like tying a stone in a slingshot.
9 A wise saying spoken by a foolis like a thorn stuck in the hand of a drunk.
10 Someone might employ a foolish person or anyone just passing by.That employer is like an archer who shoots at anything he sees.