Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

夏天落雪，收割时下雨，都不相宜；愚昧人得尊荣也是如此。

愚昧人得尊荣不相宜，正如夏天落雪，收割时下雨。

愚昧人得尊荣不相宜，正如夏天落雪，收割时下雨。

愚人得尊荣本不合宜，如夏天降雪、收割时下雨。

夏天落雪，收割时下雨，都不合宜；照样，愚昧人获得尊荣，也不合宜。

就像夏天落雪，收割时下雨，愚昧人得尊荣也不合宜。

夏天落雪，收割時下雨，都不相宜；愚昧人得尊榮也是如此。

愚昧人得尊榮不相宜，正如夏天落雪，收割時下雨。

愚昧人得尊榮不相宜，正如夏天落雪，收割時下雨。

愚人得尊榮本不合宜，如夏天降雪、收割時下雨。

夏天落雪，收割時下雨，都不合宜；照樣，愚昧人獲得尊榮，也不合宜。

夏天落雪、收割時下雨、很不適合；愚頑人得尊榮、照樣不相宜。

就像夏天落雪，收割時下雨，愚昧人得尊榮也不合宜。

蠢者得榮非宜、如夏時雨雪、如穡時下雨、

夏時雨雪、秋時霪雨、愚人居尊位、俱非所宜。

夏時雨雪、穡時降雨、皆非所宜、愚者得榮亦若是、

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.

It isn’t proper to honor a foolish person. That’s like having snow in summer or rain at harvest time.

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest.

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is inappropriate for a fool.

As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is inappropriate for a fool.

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

A leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding, But a person who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like a mistake that proceeds from the ruler:foolishness is set in many exalted places while the rich sit in humble places.I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.

Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is one who gives honor to a fool.

The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of mankind.

Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

A despicable person is despised in his eyes, But he honors those who fear the Lord; He takes an oath to his own detriment, and does not change;

Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.

Why do you boast in evil, you mighty man? The faithfulness of God endures all day long.

Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and raised his voice and called out. And he said to them,“ Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord, that He will send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the Lord, by asking for yourselves a king.”So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

So God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father in killing his seventy brothers.God also returned all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads, and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came upon them.

So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square, in front of the king’s gate.

So Hathach came back and reported Mordecai’s words to Esther.

After these events King Ahasuerus honored Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and promoted him and established his authority over all the officials who were with him.All the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman; for so the king had commanded regarding him. But Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage.Then the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate said to Mordecai,“ Why are you violating the king’s command?”Now it was when they had spoken daily to him and he would not listen to them, that they told Haman to see whether Mordecai’s reason would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage.But he considered it beneath his dignity to kill Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; so Haman sought to annihilate all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were found throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus.In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, Pur, that is the lot, was cast before Haman from day to day and from month to month, until the twelfth month, that is the month Adar.Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus,“ There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people and they do not comply with the king’s laws, so it is not in the king’s interest to let them remain.If it is pleasing to the king, let it be decreed that they be eliminated, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry out the king’s business, to put into the king’s treasuries.”Then the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.And the king said to Haman,“ The silver is yours, and the people also, to do with them as you please.”Then the king’s scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and it was written just as Haman commanded to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province and to the officials of each people, each province according to its script, each people according to its language, being written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s signet ring.Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces to annihilate, kill, and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to seize their possessions as plunder.A copy of the edict to be issued as law in every province was published to all the peoples so that they would be ready for this day.The couriers went out, speeded by the king’s order while the decree was issued at the citadel in Susa; and while the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was agitated.

But if not, may fire come out of Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth millo; and may fire come out of the leaders of Shechem and from Beth millo, and consume Abimelech.”

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.