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Proverbs 26

Similitudes, Instructions

1

Like snowh7950 in summerh7019c and like  arainh4306 in harvesth7105a, Soh3651 honorh3519b is not  bfittingh5000 for a foolh3684.

2

Like a  asparrowh6833 in its  1flittingh5110, like a swallowh1866 in its flyingh5774a, Soh3651 a  bcurseh7045 withouth2600 causeh2600 does not  2alighth935.

3

A  awhiph7752 is for the horseh5483b, a bridleh4964 for the donkeyh2543, And a  brodh7626 for the backh1460a of foolsh3684.

4

 aDo not answerh6030a a foolh3684 according to his follyh200, Orh6435 you will alsoh1571 be likeh7737a him.

5

 aAnswerh6030a a foolh3684 as his follyh200 deserves, That he not be  bwiseh2450 in his own eyesh5869.

6

He cutsh7096 offh7096 his own feeth7272 and drinksh8354 violenceh2555 Who sendsh7971 a messageh1697 by the handh3027 of a foolh3684.

7

Like the legsh7785 which  1are uselessh1802a to the lameh6455, So is a proverbh4912 in the mouthh6310 of foolsh3684.

8

Like  1one who bindsh6887a a stoneh68 in a slingh4773, Soh3651 is he who givesh5414 honorh3519b to a foolh3684.

9

Like a thornh2336 which  1fallsh5927 into the handh3027 of a drunkardh7910, So is a proverbh4912 in the mouthh6310 of foolsh3684.

10

 1Like an archerh7228 who woundsh2342a everyoneh3605, So is he who hiresh7936 a foolh3684 or who hiresh7936 those who passh5674a by.

11

Like  aa dogh3611 that returnsh7725 to its vomith6892 Is a foolh3684 who  brepeatsh8138  1his follyh200.

12

Do you seeh7200 a manh376  awiseh2450 in his own eyesh5869?  bThere is moreh4480 hopeh8615b for a foolh3684 thanh4480 for him.

13

The  asluggardh6102 saysh559, "There is a lionh7826 in the roadh1870! A lionh738 is  1in the openh7339 squareh7339!"

14

As the doorh1817 turnsh5437 on its hingesh6735b, So does the  asluggardh6102 on his bedh4296.

15

The  asluggardh6102 buriesh2934 his handh3027 in the dishh6747; He is wearyh3811 of bringingh7725 it to his mouthh6310 againh7725.

16

The sluggardh6102 is  awiserh2450 in his own eyesh5869 Thanh4480 sevenh7651 men who can  1giveh7725 a discreeth2940 answerh7725.

17

Like one who takesh2388 a dogh3611 by the earsh241 Is he who passesh5674a by and  1meddlesh5674b with  astrifeh7379 not belonging to him.

18

Like a madmanh3858b who throwsh3384  aFirebrandsh2131, arrowsh2671 and deathh4194,

19

Soh3651 is the manh376 who  adeceivesh7411b his neighborh7453, And saysh559, " bWas I not jokingh7832?"

20

For lackh657 of woodh6086 the fireh784 goesh3518 out, And where thereh369 is noh369  awhispererh7279,  bcontentionh4066 quietsh8367 downh8367.

21

Like charcoalh6352 to hoth1513 embersh1513 and woodh6086 to fireh784, So is a  acontentioush4066 manh376 to kindleh2787 strifeh7379.

22

The  awordsh1697 of a whispererh7279 are like daintyh3859 morselsh3859, And they goh3381 downh3381 into the  1innermosth2315 partsh2315 of the bodyh990.

23

Like an earthenh2789  avesselh2789 overlaidh6823 with silverh3701  bdrossh5509 Are burningh1814 lipsh8193 and a wickedh7451a hearth3820.

24

He who  ahatesh8130 disguisesh5235a it with his lipsh8193, But he laysh7896 up  bdeceith4820 in his  1hearth7130.

25

Whenh3588  1he  aspeaksh6963 graciouslyh2603a, do not believeh539 him, For there are sevenh7651 abominationsh8441 in his hearth3820.

26

Though his hatredh8135  acoversh3680 itself with guileh4860, His wickednessh7463a will be  brevealedh1540 before the assemblyh6951.

27

He who  adigsh3738a a pith7845 will fallh5307 into it, And he who rollsh1556 a stoneh68, it will comeh7725 backh7725 on him.

28

A lyingh8267 tongueh3956 hatesh8130  1those it crushesh1790, And a  aflatteringh2509 mouthh6310 worksh6213a ruinh4072.



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