Holy Scripture
Proverbs 26:1
A church father on this verse
“Just as snow in summer, etc. This verse warns that the teaching honor should not be conferred on the unlearned. Snow in summer and rain in harvest represent the persecutions of the unbelievers at the time of the preaching of the gospel, which, when they perhaps more heavily pursue, impede the warmth of love in many an…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, So honor is not seemly for a fool.
Modern
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In context
— Proverbs 26:1 —
2As birds and sparrows fly, So a curse shall not come upon anyone without a cause.
3As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, So is a rod for a simple nation.