Proverbs 26:3

26:3 A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey,

and a rod for the backs of fools! ¹ 

Proverbs 30:22

30:22 under a servant ²  who becomes king,

under a fool who is stuffed with food, ³ 

[26:3]  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.

[30:22]  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.

[30:22]  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.”