Proverbs 26:4-10 The Message (MSG)

4. Don’t respond to the stupidity of a fool;you’ll only look foolish yourself.

5. Answer a fool in simple termsso he doesn’t get a swelled head.

6. You’re only asking for troublewhen you send a message by a fool.

7. A proverb quoted by foolsis limp as a wet noodle.

8. Putting a fool in a place of honoris like setting a mud brick on a marble column.

9. To ask a moron to quote a proverbis like putting a scalpel in the hands of a drunk.

10. Hire a fool or a drunkand you shoot yourself in the foot.

Proverbs 26