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Let a person meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his foolishness.

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

Do not speak to be heard by a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Do not answer a fool according to his foolishness, Or you will also be like him.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves, So that he will not be wise in his own eyes.

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

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

Like useless legs to one who cannot walk, So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is one who gives honor to a fool.

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Like a thorn that sticks in the hand of a heavy drinker, So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.

Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by.

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

Like a dog that returns to its vomit, So is a fool who repeats his foolishness.

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

Though you pound the fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, His foolishness still will not leave him.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

When a wise person has a controversy with a foolish person, The foolish person either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.