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Prouerbs 26

¹As snow in summer, and as raine in haruest: so honour is not seemely for a foole.

²As the bird by wandring, as the swallow by flying: so the curse causelesse shall not come.

³A whip for the horse, a bridle for the asse; and a rod for the fooles backe.

⁴Answere not a foole according to his folly, lest thou also be like vnto him.

⁵Answere a foole according to his folly, lest hee be wise in his owne conceit.

⁶He that sendeth a message by the hand of a foole, cutteth off the feete, and drinketh dammage.

⁷The legges of the lame are not equall: so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.

⁸As hee that bindeth a stone in a sling; so is hee that giueth honour to a foole.

⁹As a thorne goeth vp into the hand of a drunkard; so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.

¹⁰The great God that formed all things, both rewardeth the foole, and rewardeth transgressours.

¹¹As a dogge returneth to his vomite: so a foole returneth to his folly.

¹²Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceit? There is more hope of a foole then of him.

¹³The slothfull man sayth, There is a lion in the way, a lion is in the streets.

¹⁴As the doore turneth vpon his hinges: so doeth the slothfull vpon his bedde.

¹⁵The slothfull hideth his hand in his bosome, it grieueth him to bring it againe to his mouth.

¹⁶The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceit, then seuen men that can render a reason.

¹⁷He that passeth by, and medleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the eares.

¹⁸As a mad man, who casteth firebrands, arrowes, and death:

¹⁹So is the man that deceiueth his neighbour, & sayth, Am not I in sport?

²⁰Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.

²¹As coales are to burning coales, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

²²The words of a tale-bearer are as woundes, and they goe downe into the innermost parts of the belly.

²³Burning lips, and a wicked heart, are like a potsheard couered with siluer drosse.

²⁴Hee that hateth, dissembleth with his lips, and layeth vp deceit within him.

²⁵When he speaketh faire, beleeue him not: for there are seuen abominations in his heart.

²⁶Whose hatred is couered by deceit, his wickednesse shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

²⁷Whoso diggeth a pit, shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will returne vpon him.

²⁸A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruine.