1) Like snow in summer and rain during harvest, so honor is indecent for a fool.
2) Just as a sparrow flies, just as a swallow flies away, so an undeserved curse will not come true.
3) The whip is for the horse, the bridle is for the donkey, and the stick is for fools.
4) Do not answer a fool according to his stupidity, lest you become like him;
5) But answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become a wise man in his own eyes.
6) He who gives a verbal instruction to a fool cuts his legs and suffers trouble.
7) The legs of a lame man rise unevenly, and that is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8) Like someone who puts a precious stone into a sling, he gives honor to a fool.
9) Like a thorn in the hand of a drunken man, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10) The strong do everything arbitrarily: he rewards the stupid, and he rewards every passerby.
11) As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his stupidity.
12) Have you seen a man who was wise in his eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13) The sloth says: “A lion is on the road! A lion is in the squares!”
14) The door tosses and turns on its hooks, and the sloth on its bed.
15) The sluggard puts his hand into the cup, and it is difficult for him to bring it to his mouth.
16) A slothful man in his own eyes is wiser than seven who answer thoughtfully.
17) Grabs a dog by the ears who, passing by, interferes in someone else’s quarrel.
18) Like someone pretending to be mad throws fire, arrows and death,
19) like this - a man who insidiously harms his friend and then says: “I was just joking.”
20) Where there is no more wood, the fire goes out, and where there is no earpiece, discord subsides.
21) Coal is for heat and wood is for fire, and a grumpy person is for inciting a quarrel.
22) The words of the earphone are like delicacies, and they enter the inside of the womb.
23) Like an earthen vessel lined with unclean silver, so are fiery lips and an evil heart.
24) An enemy pretends to be an enemy with his lips, but plots deceit in his heart.
25) If he speaks in a gentle voice, do not believe him, because there are seven abominations in his heart.
26) If hatred is hidden in private, then its malice will be revealed in the people's assembly.
27) Whoever digs a hole will fall into it, and whoever rolls up a stone will return to him.
28) A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and flattering lips prepare for destruction.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru