Pr 26 (King James)

   ¹ As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
   ² As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
   ³ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
   ⁴ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. ⁵ Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
   ⁶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. ⁷ The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. ⁸ As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. ⁹ As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
   ¹⁰ The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
   ¹¹ As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
   ¹² Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
   ¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
   ¹⁴ As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
   ¹⁵ The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
   ¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
   ¹⁷ He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
   ¹⁸ As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, ¹⁹ So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
   ²⁰ Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. ²¹ As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. ²² The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
   ²³ Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
   ²⁴ He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; ²⁵ When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. ²⁶ Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
   ²⁷ Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
   ²⁸ A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Pr 26 (Vulgate)

   ¹ [Quomodo nix in æstate, et pluviæ in messe,
sic indecens est stulto gloria.
   ² Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens,
sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.
   ³ Flagellum equo, et camus asino,
et virga in dorso imprudentium.
   ⁴ Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam,
ne efficiaris ei similis.
   ⁵ Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam,
ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
   ⁶ Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens,
qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum.
   ⁷ Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias,
sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.
   ⁸ Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii,
ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.
   ⁹ Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti,
sic parabola in ore stultorum.
   ¹⁰ Judicium determinat causas,
et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.
   ¹¹ Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum,
sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam.
   ¹² Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri ?
magis illo spem habebit insipiens.]
   ¹³ [Dicit piger : Leo est in via,
et leæna in itineribus.
   ¹⁴ Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo,
ita piger in lectulo suo.
   ¹⁵ Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua,
et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.
   ¹⁶ Sapientior sibi piger videtur
septem viris loquentibus sententias.]
   ¹⁷ [Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem,
sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixæ alterius.
   ¹⁸ Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,
   ¹⁹ ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo,
et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit : Ludens feci.
   ²⁰ Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis,
et susurrone subtracto, jurgia conquiescent.
   ²¹ Sicut carbones ad prunas, et ligna ad ignem,
sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.
   ²² Verba susurronis quasi simplicia,
et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.
   ²³ Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile,
sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata.
   ²⁴ Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus,
cum in corde tractaverit dolos.
   ²⁵ Quando submiserit vocem suam, ne credideris ei,
quoniam septem nequitiæ sunt in corde illius.
   ²⁶ Qui operit odium fraudulenter,
revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio.
   ²⁷ Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam,
et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.
   ²⁸ Lingua fallax non amat veritatem,
et os lubricum operatur ruinas.]