| 1. | c\;zfhyj;jpNy ciwe;j gdpAk;> mWg;Gf;fhyj;jpNy kioAk; jfhjJNghy> %lDf;F kfpik jfhJ. |
| | [26:1] We no more give honors to fools than pray for snow in summer or rain during harvest. |
| 2. | milf;fyhd; FUtp miye;JNghtJNghYk;> jiftpyhd; FUtpgwe;JNghtJNghYk>; fhuzkpy;yhkypl;;l rhgk; jq;fhJ. |
| | [2] You have as little to fear from an undeserved curse as from the dart of a wren or the swoop of a swallow. |
| 3. | Fjpiuf;Fr; rTf;Fk;> fOijf;Ff; fbthsKk;> %lDila KJFf;Fg; gpuk;Gk; Vw;wJ. |
| | [3] A whip for the racehorse, a tiller for the sailboat-and a stick for the back of fools! |
| 4. | %lDf;F mtd; kjpaPdj;jpd;gb kWcj;juT nfhlhNj@ nfhLj;jhy; ePAk; mtidg;Nghyhtha;. |
| | [4] Don't respond to the stupidity of a fool; you'll only look foolish yourself. |
| 5. | %lDf;F mtd; kjpaPdj;jpd;gb kWcj;juT nfhL@ nfhlhtpl;lhy; mtd; jd; ghh;itf;F QhdpahapUg;ghd;. |
| | [5] Answer a fool in simple terms so he doesn't get a swelled head. |
| 6. | %ld; ifapNy nra;jp mDg;Gfpwtd; jd; fhy;fisNa jwpj;Jf;nfhz;L e\;lj;ij milfpwhd;. |
| | [6] You're only asking for trouble when you send a message by a fool. |
| 7. | nehz;bapd; fhy;fs; Fe;jpf;Fe;jp elf;Fk;> mg;gbNa %lhpd; thapYs;s ctikr;nrhy;Yk; Fe;Jk;. |
| | [7] A proverb quoted by fools is limp as a wet noodle. |
| 8. | %lDf;Ff; fdj;ijf; nfhLf;fpwtd; ftzpNy fy;iyf;fl;Lfpwtd;Nghypg;ghd;. |
| | [8] Putting a fool in a place of honor is like setting a mud brick on a marble column. |
| 9. | %ld; thapy; mfg;gl;l gonkhop ntwpad; ifapy; mfg;gl;l Ks;S. |
| | [9] To ask a moron to quote a proverb is like putting a scalpel in the hands of a drunk. |
| 10. | ngyj;jtd; midtiuAk; Nehfg;gz;zp> %lidAk; Ntiynfhs;Sfpwhd> kPwp elf;fpwth;fisAk; Ntiynfhs;Sfpwhd;. |
| | [10] Hire a fool or a drunk and you shoot yourself in the foot. |
| 11. | ehahdJ jhd; ff;fpdijj; jpd;Dk;gb jpUk;GtJNghy> %lDk; jd; %lj;jdj;;Jf;Fj; jpUk;Gfpwhd;. |
| | [11] As a dog eats its own vomit, so fools recycle silliness. |
| 12. | jd; ghh;itf;F QhdpahapUg;gtidf; fz;lhahdhy;> mtidg;ghh;f;fpYk; %lidf;Fwpj;J mjpf ek;gpf;ifahapUf;fyhk;. |
| | [12] See that man who thinks he's so smart? You can expect far more from a fool than from him. |
| 13. | topapNy rpq;fk; ,Uf;Fk;> eLtPjpapNy rpq;fk; ,Uf;Fk; vd;W Nrhk;Ngwp nrhy;Ythd;. |
| | [13] Loafers say, "It's dangerous out there! Tigers are prowling the streets!" and then pull the covers back over their heads. |
| 14. | fjT fPy;%isapy; MLfpwJNghy> Nrhk;NgwpAk; gLf;ifapy; Mbf;nfhz;bUf;fpwhd;. |
| | [14] Just as a door turns on its hinges, so a lazybones turns back over in bed. |
| 15. | Nrhk;Ngwp jd; ifiaf; fyj;jpNy itj;J mijj; jd; tha;f;Fj; jpUk;g vLf;f tUj;jg;gLfpwhd;. |
| | [15] A shiftless sluggard puts his fork in the pie, but is too lazy to lift it to his mouth. |
| 16. | Gj;jpAs;s kW cj;juT nrhy;yj;jFk; VONgiug;ghh;f;fpYk; Nrhk;Ngwp jd; ghh;itf;F mjpf QhdKs;std;. |
| | [16] Dreamers fantasize their self-importance; they think they are smarter than a whole college faculty. |
| 17. | topNa Nghifapy; jdf;flhj tof;fpy; jiyapLfpwtd; ehiaf; fhijg; gpbj;jpOf;fpwtidg;NghypUf;fpwhd;. |
| | [17] You grab a mad dog by the ears when you butt into a quarrel that's none of your business. |
| 18. | nfhs;spfisAk; mk;GfisAk; rhTf;NfJthditfisAk; vwpfpw igj;jpaf;fhud; vg;gbapUf;fpwhNdh> |
| | [18] People who shrug off deliberate deceptions, saying, "I didn't mean it, I was only joking," |
| 19. | mg;gbNa> jdf;fLj;jtid tQ;rpj;J: ehd; tpisahl;Lf;fy;yNth nra;Njd; vd;W nrhy;Yfpw kD\Dk; ,Uf;fpwhd;. |
| | [19] Are worse than careless campers who walk away from smoldering campfires. |
| 20. | tpwfpy;yhky; neUg;G mtpAk;@ Nfhs;nrhy;Yfpwtdpy;yhky; rz;il mlq;Fk;. |
| | [20] When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down. |
| 21. | fhpfs; joYf;Fk;> tpwF neUg;Gf;Fk; VJthdJNghy> thJg;gphpad; rz;ilfis %l;Lfpwjw;F VJthdtd;. |
| | [21] A quarrelsome person in a dispute is like kerosene thrown on a fire. |
| 22. | Nfhs;fhuDila thh;j;ijfs; tpisahl;Lg;Nghypf;Fk;@ MdhYk; mitfs; cs;sj;jpw;Fs; ijf;Fk;. |
| | [22] Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you want junk like that in your belly? |
| 23. | Ner mdiyf; fhz;gpf;fpw cjLfNshL $ba jPaneQ;rk; nts;spg; G+R;R G+rpa Xl;ilg;NghypUf;Fk;. |
| | [23] Smooth talk from an evil heart is like glaze on cracked pottery. |
| 24. | gifQd; jd; cs;sj;jpy; fglj;ij kiwj;J> jd; cjLfspdhy; #JNgRfpwhd;. |
| | [24] Your enemy shakes hands and greets you like an old friend, all the while conniving against you. |
| 25. | mtd; ,jk;NgrpdhYk; mtid ek;ghNj@ mtd; ,Ujaj;jpy; VO mUtUg;Gfs; cz;L. |
| | [25] When he speaks warmly to you, don't believe him for a minute; he's just waiting for the chance to rip you off. |
| 26. | gifia tQ;rfkha; kiwj;J itf;fpwtndtNdh> mtDila nghy;yhq;F kfh rigapNy ntspg;gLj;jg;gLk;. |
| | [26] No matter how cunningly he conceals his malice, eventually his evil will be exposed in public. |
| 27. | gLFopia ntl;Lfpwtd; jhNd mjpy; tpOthd;@ fy;iyg; Gul;Lfpwtd;Nky; me;jf; fy; jpUk;g tpOk;. |
| | [27] Malice backfires; spite boomerangs. |
| 28. | fs;sehT jd;dhy; fpNyrg;gl;lth;isg; giff;Fk;@ ,r;rfk;NgRk;tha; mopit cz;Lgz;Zk;. |
| | [28] Liars hate their victims; flatterers sabotage trust. |