Nachdaily: 5 Minute Perek Of Tanach Covering The Entire Navi. Sefer Yehoshua, Shoftim, Shmuel, Melachim, Yeshaya, Yirmiya, Ye

I hope you’re all doing well today. Welcome to another episode of NachDaily, with Mishlei Perek 26. Unlike the previous perakim that we’ve learned, this one has longer allegories spread over many pessukim. The chapter opens by urging us not to give honor to a fool. Not only is it improper, but giving honor to someone who’s ignorant is like “snow in the summer,” completely unproductive. A fool is like rain during the harvest, like a wandering bird. Certainly engaging in conversations with cynical, unwise people is beneath you. Being seen with a fool in public encourages people to consider you his equal. People with a cynical attitude towards life make fun of wisdom when it comes their way and mock holiness. Wisdom is difficult for these types of people to understand because they distort the truth and bend logic/wisdom to fit their own needs. Moral relativism causes them to disdain wisdom. Even if they see it in front of them, they deflect it with “sophistication” and philosophy. The perek then discusses