1 Like snow in summer, and rain in harvest, So esteem is not fitting for a fool.
2 As a bird wanders, as a swallow flies about, So a curse without cause does not come.
3 A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, And a rod for the fool’s back.
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also become like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he become wise in his own eyes.