Proverbs 26:1-5 Parallel Bible Translations

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1	כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג ׀ בַּקַּ֗יִץ וְכַמָּטָ֥ר בַּקָּצִ֑יר כֵּ֤ן לֹא־ נָאוֶ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֽוֹד׃	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	כַּצִּפּ֣וֹר לָ֭נוּד כַּדְּר֣וֹר לָע֑וּף כֵּ֥ן קִֽלְלַ֥ת חִ֝נָּ֗ם [לא] (ל֣וֹ) תָבֹֽא׃	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	שׁ֣וֹט לַ֭סּוּס מֶ֣תֶג לַחֲמ֑וֹר וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט לְגֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים׃	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	אַל־ תַּ֣עַן כְּ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ פֶּֽן־ תִּשְׁוֶה־ לּ֥וֹ גַם־ אָֽתָּה׃	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	עֲנֵ֣ה כְ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ פֶּן־ יִהְיֶ֖ה חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃	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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