Mishle 26
26
1As sheleg (snow) in kayitz (summer), and as matar (rain) at katzir (harvest), so kavod is not fitting for a kesil (fool).
2As the tzippor in its fluttering, as the swallow in its flying, so the kelelah (curse) without cause shall not alight.
3A shot (whip) for the sus, a bridle for the chamor, and a shevet for the back of kesilim.
4Answer not a kesil (fool) according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a kesil (fool) according to his folly, lest he be chacham in his own eyes.
6He that sendeth a message by the yad of a kesil (fool) cutteth off the raglayim, and drinketh chamas.
7The legs of the pisei'ach (lame man) hang limp; so is a mashal in the peh (mouth) of kesilim.
8As he that bindeth an even (stone) in a sling, so is he that giveth kavod to a kesil (fool).
9As a thornbush goeth up into the yad of a shikkor, so is a mashal in the peh (mouth) of kesilim.
10Like an archer wounding all, so is he that hireth the kesil (fool), or hireth the passerby.
11As a kelev returneth to his vomit, so a kesil (fool) returneth to his folly.
12Seest thou an ish chacham in his own eyes? There is more tikvah (hope) for a kesil (fool) than for him.
13The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) saith, There is a lion in the derech; an ari is in the rechovot.
14As the delet (door) turneth upon its hinges, so doth the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) upon his mittah (bed).
15The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) hideth his yad in his dish; itʼs too tiring to bring it back to his peh (mouth) again.
16The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) is chacham in his own eyes, more than seven that give an excellent answer.
17He that passeth by, and meddleth in a quarrel that doth not belong to him, is like one that taketh a kelev by the oznayim.
18As a mad man who shooteth firebrands, khitzim (arrows), and mavet,
19So is the ish that deceiveth his re'a, and saith, Am I not just having a laugh?
20Where no wood is, there the eish goeth out; so where there is no nirgan (gossip, slanderer, talebearer), the strife dieth down.
21As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to eish; so is a contentious ish to kindle strife.
22The devarim of a nirgan (gossip, slanderer, talebearer) are like tasty morsels, and they go down into the innermost chambers of the beten.
23Fervent sfatayim (lips) and a lev rah are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
24He that hateth disguises it with his sfatayim (lips), and within harboreth mirmah (deceit);
25When he speaketh fair, believe him not; for there are sheva to'avot in his lev.
26Whose hatred is covered by guile, yet his wickedness shall be exposed before the whole kahal.
27He who diggeth a shachat (pit) shall fall therein, and he that rolleth an even (stone), it will roll back upon him.
28A lashon sheker hateth those that are crushed by it; and a flattering peh (mouth) worketh ruin.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
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Proverbs 26
26
1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,#1Sm 12:17
honor is inappropriate for a fool.#Pr 17:7; 19:10
2Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,#Pr 27:8
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.#Nm 23:8; Dt 23:5; 2Sm 16:12
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,#Ps 32:9
and a rod for the backs of fools.#Pr 10:13; 19:29
4Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness#Pr 23:9; 29:9; Mt 7:6; Lk 23:9
or you’ll be like him yourself.
5Answer a fool according to his foolishness#Mt 16:1–4; 21:24–27
or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.#Pr 26:12; 28:11; Rm 12:16
6The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand#Pr 10:26; 25:13
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.#Pr 13:2
7A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like lame legs that hang limp.
8Giving honor to a fool
is like binding a stone in a sling.
9A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a stick with thorns,
brandished by#26:9 Lit thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard.
10The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by
is like an archer who wounds everyone indiscriminately.
11As a dog returns to its vomit,
so also a fool repeats his foolishness.#2Pt 2:22
12Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes?#Pr 3:7; 26:5; Rm 12:16
There is more hope for a fool than for him.#Pr 29:20
13The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road —
a lion in the public square!” #Pr 22:13
14A door turns on its hinges,
and a slacker, on his bed.#Pr 6:9–10; 19:15
15The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he is too weary to bring it to his mouth!#Pr 12:27; 19:24
16In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser#Pr 26:5,12; 28:11
than seven who can answer sensibly.
17A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that’s not his
is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
18Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,#Is 50:11
19so is the person who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
20Without wood, fire goes out;
without a gossip, conflict dies down.#Pr 16:28; 22:10
21As charcoal for embers and wood for fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.#Pr 15:18
22A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.#26:22 Lit to the chambers of the belly#Pr 18:8
23Smooth#26:23 LXX; MT reads Burning lips with an evil heart
are like glaze on an earthen vessel.#Mt 23:27; Lk 11:39
24A hateful person disguises himself with his speech
and harbors deceit within.
25When he speaks graciously, don’t believe him,
for there are seven detestable things in his heart.#Ps 28:3
26Though his hatred is concealed by deception,
his evil will be revealed in the assembly.
27The one who digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever rolls a stone —
it will come back on him.#Est 7:10; Jb 4:8; Pr 28:10; Dn 6:24; Mt 26:52
28A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
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