4 Don't answer a foolish person in keeping with his foolish acts. If you do, you will be like him yourself.
5 Answer a foolish person in keeping with his foolish acts. If you do, he won't be wise in his own eyes.
6 Sending a message in the hand of a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking something harmful.
7 A proverb in the mouth of a foolish person is like disabled legs that are useless.
8 Giving honor to a foolish person is like tying a stone in a slingshot.
9 A proverb in the mouth of a foolish person is like a thorn in the hand of someone who is drunk.
10 Anyone who hires a foolish person or someone who is passing by is like a person who shoots arrows at just anybody.