Do not answera foolaccording to his folly,Oryou will alsobe likehim.
and he spoketo them according to the adviceof the youngmen,saying,"My fathermadeyour yokeheavy,but I will addto your yoke;my fatherdisciplinedyou with whips,but I will disciplineyou with scorpions."
When allIsrael[saw] that the kingdid not listento them, the peopleansweredthe king,saying,"Whatportiondo we have in David?[We have] noinheritancein the sonof Jesse;To your tents,O Israel!Nowlookafter your own house,David!"So Israeldepartedto their tents.
The beginningof strifeis [like] lettingout water,So abandonthe quarrelbeforeit breaksout.
Do not speakin the hearingof a fool,For he will despisethe wisdomof your words.
Answera foolas his folly[deserves], That he not be wisein his own eyes.
When a wisemanhasa controversywith a foolishman,The foolish man either ragesor laughs,and thereis norest.
But they were silentand answeredhim not a word;for the king'scommandmentwas, "Do not answerhim."
"Do not givewhatis holyto dogs,and do not throwyour pearlsbeforeswine,orthey will trample them undertheir feet,and turnand tear you to pieces.
not returningevilfor evilorinsultfor insult,but giving a blessinginstead;for you were calledfor the verypurpose that you might inherita blessing.
But Michaelthe archangel,whenhe disputedwith the deviland arguedaboutthe bodyof Moses,did not darepronounce againsthim a railingjudgment,but said,"The Lordrebukeyou!"
