Proverbs 26

1 like/as snow in/on/with summer and like/as rain in/on/with harvest so not lovely to/for fool glory

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

2 like/as bird to/for to wander like/as swallow to/for to fly so curse for nothing (to/for him *QK) to come (in): come

Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.

3 whip to/for horse bridle to/for donkey and tribe: staff to/for back fool

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

4 not to answer fool like/as folly his lest be like to/for him also you(m. s.)

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

5 to answer fool like/as folly his lest to be wise in/on/with eye his

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

6 to cut off foot violence to drink to send: depart word in/on/with hand fool

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

7 to languish leg from lame and proverb in/on/with lip fool

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

8 like/as to constrain stone in/on/with sling so to give: give to/for fool glory

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

9 thistle to ascend: rise in/on/with hand drunken and proverb in/on/with lip fool

Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

10 archer to bore all and to hire fool and to hire to pass

As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

11 like/as dog to return: return upon vomit his fool to repeat in/on/with folly his

As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

12 to see: see man wise in/on/with eye his hope to/for fool from him

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 to say sluggish lion in/on/with way: road lion between [the] street/plaza

The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road. A fierce lion roams the streets."

14 [the] door to turn: turn upon hinge her and sluggish upon bed his

As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

15 to hide sluggish hand his in/on/with dish be weary to/for to return: return her to(wards) lip his

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

16 wise sluggish in/on/with eye his from seven to return: reply taste

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

17 to strengthen: hold in/on/with ear dog to pass: bring be angry upon strife not to/for him

Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

18 like/as to amaze [the] to shoot missile arrow and death

Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,

19 so man to deceive [obj] neighbor his and to say not to laugh I

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"

20 in/on/with end tree: wood to quench fire and in/on/with nothing to grumble be quiet strife

Without wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, contention ceases.

21 coal to/for coal and tree: wood to/for fire and man (contention *QK) to/for to scorch strife

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

22 word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body

The words of a gossip are as tasty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

23 silver: money dross to overlay upon earthenware lips to burn/pursue and heart bad: evil

Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.

24 (in/on/with lips his *QK) to alienate to hate and in/on/with entrails: among his to set: put deceit

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

25 for be gracious voice his not be faithful in/on/with him for seven abomination in/on/with heart his

When his speech is charming, do not believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.

26 to cover hating in/on/with guile to reveal: reveal distress: evil his in/on/with assembly

His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

27 to pierce pit: grave in/on/with her to fall: fall and to roll stone to(wards) him to return: return

Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

28 tongue deception to hate crushed his and lip smooth to make ruin

A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.