Proverbs 26:3-7

English Standard Version

^3 (A)A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
    and ^(B)a rod for the back of fools.
^4 (C)Answer not a fool according to his folly,
    lest you be like him yourself.
^5 (D)Answer a fool according to his folly,
    lest he be ^(E)wise in his own eyes.
⁶ Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
    cuts off his own feet and ^(F)drinks violence.
⁷ Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless,
    is a proverb in the mouth of fools.