Proverbs 26:4-6

New American Standard Bible 1995

^4 (A)Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
^5 (B)Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be ^(C)wise in his own eyes.
⁶ He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.