Proverbs 26:1

Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,

So glory is not fitting for a fool.

Proverbs 26:3 - 26:12

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,

And a rod for the back of fools.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly,

Lest you yourself also be like him.

Answer a fool according to his folly,

Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence

Who sends words by the hand of a fool.

Like the legs which hang limp on the lame,

So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Like one who binds a stone in a sling,

So is he who gives glory to a fool.

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a drunkard,

So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Like an archer who wounds everyone,

So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.

Like a dog that returns to its vomit

Is a fool who repeats his folly.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.