Proverbs 26:5-10 New Century Version (NCV)

5. Answer fools when they speak foolishly,or they will think they are really wise.

6. Sending a message by a foolish personis like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.

7. A wise saying spoken by a foolis as useless as the legs of a crippled person.

8. Giving honor to a foolish personis like tying a stone in a slingshot.

9. A wise saying spoken by a foolis like a thorn stuck in the hand of a drunk.

10. Hiring a foolish person or anyone just passing byis like an archer shooting at just anything.

Proverbs 26