Proverbs 26:5

Like a fluttering sparrow,

like a darting swallow,

so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.

A whip is for the horse,

a bridle for the donkey,

and a rod for the back of fools!

Don’t answer a fool according to his folly,

lest you also be like him.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool

is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,

so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As one who binds a stone in a sling,

so is he who gives honor to a fool.