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Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.
COMO la nieve en el verano, y la lluvia en la siega, así conviene al necio la honra.
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.
Como el gorrión en su vagar, y como la golondrina en su vuelo, así la maldición sin causa nunca vendrá.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
El látigo para el caballo, y el cabestro para el asno, y la vara para la espalda del necio.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
Nunca respondas al necio en conformidad á su necedad, para que no seas tú también como él.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
Responde al necio según su necedad, porque no se estime sabio en su opinión.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
Como el que se corta los pies y bebe su daño, así es el que envía algo por mano de un necio.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
Alzar las piernas del cojo, así es el proverbio en la boca del necio.
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
Como quien liga la piedra en la honda, así hace el que al necio da honra.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
Espinas hincadas en mano del embriagado, tal es el proverbio en la boca de los necios.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
El grande cría todas las cosas; y da la paga al insensato, y la da á los transgresores.
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
Como perro que vuelve á su vómito, así el necio que repite su necedad.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
¿Has visto hombre sabio en su opinión? más esperanza hay del necio que de él.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Dice el perezoso: El león está en el camino; el león está en las calles.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.
Las puertas se revuelven en sus quicios: así el perezoso en su cama.
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
Esconde el perezoso su mano en el seno; cánsase de tornarla á su boca.
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
A su ver es el perezoso más sabio que siete que le den consejo.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.
El que pasando se deja llevar de la ira en pleito ajeno, es como el que toma al perro por las orejas.
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
Como el que enloquece, y echa llamas y saetas y muerte,
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
Tal es el hombre que daña á su amigo, y dice: Ciertamente me chanceaba.
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.
Sin leña se apaga el fuego: y donde no hay chismoso, cesa la contienda.
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.
El carbón para brasas, y la leña para el fuego: y el hombre rencilloso para encender contienda.
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
Las palabras del chismoso parecen blandas; mas ellas entran hasta lo secreto del vientre.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
Como escoria de plata echada sobre el tiesto, son los labios enardecidos y el corazón malo.
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
Otro parece en los labios el que aborrece; mas en su interior pone engaño.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
Cuando hablare amigablemente, no le creas; porque siete abominaciones hay en su corazón.
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.
Encúbrese el odio con disimulo; mas su malicia será descubierta en la congregación.
Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.
El que cavare sima, caerá en ella: y el que revuelva la piedra, á él volverá.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.
La falsa lengua atormenta al que aborrece: y la boca lisonjera hace resbaladero.
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.