2 Curses will not harm someone who is innocent;they are like sparrows or swallows that fly around and never land.
3 Whips are for horses, and harnesses are for donkeys,so paddles are good for fools.
4 Don’t answer fools when they speak foolishly,or you will be just like them.
5 Answer fools when they speak foolishly,or they will think they are really wise.
6 Sending a message by a foolish personis like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.
7 A wise saying spoken by a foolis as useless as the legs of a crippled person.
8 Giving honor to a foolish personis like tying a stone in a slingshot.