Proverbs 26:3-5

New American Standard Bible 1995

³ A ^(A)whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a ^(B)rod for the back of fools.
^4 (C)Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
^5 (D)Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be ^(E)wise in his own eyes.