So Hathach went out to where Mordecai was in the open place of the city in front of the king’s gate.
Proverbs 26:1 - Easy To Read Version Snow shouldn’t fall in the summer. And rain shouldn’t fall during harvest time. In the same way, people should not honor a fool. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not seemly for a fool. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition LIKE SNOW in summer and like rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a [self-confident] fool. [Isa. 32:6.] American Standard Version (1901) As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool. Common English Bible Like snow in the summer or rain at harvest, so honor isn’t appropriate for a fool. Catholic Public Domain Version In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool. |
So Hathach went out to where Mordecai was in the open place of the city in front of the king’s gate.
Those bad people act important,\par but really, they are like costume jewelry.\par It looks expensive,\par but it is really very cheap. {\cf2\super [69]} \par
That person doesn’t respect the people\par that hate God.\par But that person shows honor to\par all the people who serve the Lord.\par If he makes a promise to his neighbor,\par then he does what he promised to do. {\cf2\super [81]} \par
Big man, why do you brag about\par the bad things you do?\par You are a continual disgrace to God.\par
It is not wise for a fool to speak too much. In the same way, it is not wise for a ruler to tell lies.
A foolish person should not be rich. That would be like a slave ruling over princes.
You have to whip a horse. You have to put a bridle on a mule. And you have to beat a fool.
Showing honor to a fool is as bad as tying a rock in a sling. {\cf2\super [35]}
If a ruler is not wise, he will hurt the people under him. But the ruler that is honest and hates cheating will rule for a long time.
But leaders of Shechem and house of Millo, [82] if you have not acted right, then I hope that Abimelech destroys you. And I hope that Abimelech is destroyed too!”
Jotham heard that the leaders of the city of Shechem had made Abimelech king. When he heard this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. [80] Jotham shouted out this story to the people: