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Proverbs 26:1-5 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted] fool. | Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. | Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool. | |
| 2 | Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying, So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving]. | Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight. | Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest. | |
| 3 | A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the backs of fools [who refuse to learn]. | A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools. | A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! | |
| 4 | Do not answer [nor pretend to agree with the frivolous comments of] a [closed-minded] fool according to his folly, Otherwise you, even you, will be like him. | Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. | Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. | |
| 5 | Answer [and correct the erroneous concepts of] a fool according to his folly, Otherwise he will be wise in his own eyes [if he thinks you agree with him]. | Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. | Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. | |
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