26:3 A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools! 1
30:22 under a servant 2 who becomes king,
under a fool who is stuffed with food, 3
1 sn A fool must be disciplined by force like an animal – there is no reasoning. The fool is as difficult to manage as the donkey or horse.
2 sn A servant coming to power could become a tyrant if he is unaccustomed to the use of such power, or he might retain the attitude of a servant and be useless as a leader.
3 tn Heb “filled with food” (so ASV); NASB “satisfied with food”; NAB, NRSV “glutted with food”; CEV “who eats too much”; NLT “who prospers.”