1 Like shalag (snow) in qayatz (summer), and as matar (rain) in qatzayar (harvest), so honor is not fitting for a kasayal (fool).
2 Like a fluttering tzapawar (sparrow), like a darting darawar (swallow), so the undeserved qalalah (curse) doesn't bawaa (bring) to bawaa (bring).
3 A shawat (whip) is for the sawas (horse), a mathag (bridle) for the donkey, and a shabat (rod) for the gaw (back) of kasayalayam (fools)!
4 Don't inah (answer / respond) a kasayal (fool) according to his awalath (folly), lest you also be shawah (like) him.
5 Inah (answer / respond) a kasayal (fool) according to his awalath (folly), lest he be chakam (wise) in his own iyan (eye).
6 One who shalach (send) a dabar (word / matter) by the yad (hand) of a kasayal (fool) is qatzah (end / extremity / border) off ragalayam (feet) and shathah (drinks) chamas (violence).
7 Like the shaqayam (legs) of the pasach (lame) that hang loose: so is a mashal (parable) in the pah (mouth) of kasayalayam (fools).
8 As one who binds a aban (stone) in a maragamah (sling), so is he who nathan (give) honor to a kasayal (fool).
9 Like a thornbush that ilah (go up / offer) into the yad (hand) of a drunkard, so is a mashal (parable) in the pah (mouth) of kasayalayam (fools).
10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who shakar (hires) a kasayal (fool) or he who shakar (hires) those who ibar (pass over/through) by.
11 As a kalab (dog) that shawab (turn) to his qaa (vomit), so is a kasayal (fool) who shanah (repeats) his awalath (folly).
12 Do you raah (see / saw) a ayash (man / husband) chakam (wise) in his own iyan (eye)? There is more thaqawah (hope) for a kasayal (fool) than for him.
13 The itzal (sluggard) amar (said), “There is a shachal (lion) in the road! A fierce shachal (lion) roams the rachabawath (streets)!”
14 As the dalath (door) sabab (turns) on its tzayar (hinges), so does the itzal (sluggard) on his matah (bed).
15 The itzal (sluggard) buries his yad (hand) in the tzalachath (dish). He is too lazy to shawab (turn) it back to his pah (mouth).
16 The itzal (sluggard) is wiser in his own iyan (eye) than shabai (seven) men who shawab (turn) with taim (discretion).
17 Like chazaq (one) who grabs a kalab (dog's) azanay (ears) is ibar (pass over/through) who passes by and ibar (pass over/through) in a quarrel not his own.
18 Like a madman who yarah (shoots) torches, chatzayam (arrows), and mawath (death),
19 Is the ayash (man / husband) who ramah (deceives) his neighbor and amar (said), “Am I not joking?”
20 For lack of itz (wood) a ash (fire) kabah (goes) out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
21 As pacham (coals) are to hot embers, and itz (wood) to ash (fire), so is a madawan (contentious) ayash (man / husband) to charar (kindling) rayab (strife).
22 The dabaray (words) of a naragan (whisperer) are as dainty morsels, they yarad (go) down into the innermost chadaray (parts).
23 Like kasap (silver) sayag (dross) on an charash (earthen) vessel are the shapathayam (lips) of a fervent one with an rai (evil) lab (heart).
24 A malicious nakar (man) disguises himself with his shapah (lips), but he harbors maramah (evil) in his qarab (among / near).
25 When his speech is charming, don't aman (believe / have faith) him; for there are shabai (seven) thawaibawath (abominations) in his lab (heart).
26 His malice may be kasah (concealed) by deception, but his rai (wickedness) will be exposed in the qahal (assembly).
27 Whoever karah (digs) a shachath (pit) shall napal (fall / be cast down) into it. Whoever galal (rolls) a aban (stone), it will shawab (turn) back on him.
28 A shaqar (lying) lashawan (tongue / language) shanaa (hate) those it hurts; and a chalaq (flattering) pah (mouth) ishah (make) madachah (ruin).