Proverbs 26:7-14 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

7. A proverb in the mouth of a foolis like lame legs that hang limp.

8. Giving honor to a foolis like binding a stone in a sling.

9. A proverb in the mouth of a foolis like a stick with thorns,brandished by the hand of a drunkard.

10. The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing byis like an archer who wounds everyone.

11. As a dog returns to its vomit,so a fool repeats his foolishness.

12. Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13. The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road —a lion in the public square! ”

14. A door turns on its hinges,and a slacker, on his bed.

Proverbs 26