Similitudes and Instructions 1 UEB Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so a fool does not deserve honor. BSB BSB: Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
2 UEB As the sparrow flitters and the swallow darts when they fly, so an undeserved curse does not alight. BSB BSB: Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 UEB A whip is for the horse, a bridle is for the donkey and a rod is for the back of fools. BSB BSB: A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
5 UEB Answer a fool and join in on his folly, so he will not become wise in his own eyes. BSB BSB: Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6 UEB Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. BSB BSB: Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7 UEB Like the legs of a paralytic which hang down is a proverb in the mouth of fools. BSB BSB: Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 UEB Like tying a stone in a sling is giving honor to a fool. BSB BSB: Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 UEB Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools. BSB BSB: Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 UEB Like an archer who wounds all those around him is one who hires a fool or hires anyone who passes by. BSB BSB: Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
11 UEB As a dog returns to his own vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly. BSB BSB: As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
12 UEB Do you see someone who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. BSB BSB: Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 UEB The lazy person says, "There is a lion on the road! There is a lion between the open places!" BSB BSB: The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
14 UEB As the door turns on its hinges, so is the lazy person upon his bed. BSB BSB: As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
15 UEB The lazy person puts his hand into the dish and yet he has no strength to lift it up to his mouth. BSB BSB: The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 UEB The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who respond with good judgment. BSB BSB: The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
17 UEB Like one who takes hold of the ears of a dog, is a passerby who becomes angry at a dispute that is not his own. BSB BSB: Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18 UEB Like a madman who shoots burning arrows, BSB BSB: Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
19 UEB is the one who deceives his neighbor and says, "Was I not telling a joke?" BSB BSB: so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
20 UEB For lack of wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no gossiper quarreling ceases. BSB BSB: Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
21 UEB As charcoal is to burning coals and wood is to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife. BSB BSB: Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
22 UEB The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. BSB BSB: The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
23 UEB Like the glaze overlaying an earthen vessel so are burning lips and an evil heart. BSB BSB: Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
24 UEB One who hates others disguises his feelings with his lips and he lays up deceit within himself. BSB BSB: A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
25 UEB He will speak graciously, but do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart. BSB BSB: When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
26 UEB Though his hatred is covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. BSB BSB: Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 UEB Whoever digs a pit will fall into it and the stone will roll back on the one who pushed it. BSB BSB: He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
28 UEB A lying tongue hates the people it crushes and a flattering mouth brings about ruin. BSB BSB: A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
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