[:en]FOOL’S ACTION BEING COMPARED:
- Answering a fool according to his folly will make you like a fool (v. 4)
- Sending a message by the hand of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence (v. 6)
- Proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a lame man’s legs that hang limp (v. 7) and a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand (v. 9)
- Giving honor to a fool is like tying a stone in a sling (v. 8)
- Hiring a fool or any passer-by is like an archer who wounds at random (v. 10)
DESCRIPTION OF A SLUGGARD:
- The sluggard stays at home for fear of a fierce lion roaming the streets (v, 13)
- The sluggard wants to stay in bed like a door is attached to its hinges (v. 14)
- The sluggard refuses to work with his hand (v. 15)
- The sluggard thinks that he is wiser than 7 discreet men (v. 16)
WATCH YOUR MOUTH:
“The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts” (v. 22)
“Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart” (v. 23)
“A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit. Though his speech is charming, do not believe him, for 7 abominations fill his heart” (v. 24-25)
“A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin” (Iv. 28)
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