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59 lines
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# Chapter 26
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1 Honor is no more associated with fools
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than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
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2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
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an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
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3 Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
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and a fool with a rod to his back!
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4 Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools,
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or you will become as foolish as they are.
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5 Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,
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or they will become wise in their own estimation.
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6 Trusting a fool to convey a message
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is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
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7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool
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is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
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8 Honoring a fool
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is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
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9 A proverb in the mouth of a fool
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is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
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10 An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
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is like an archer who shoots at random.
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11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
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so a fool repeats his foolishness.
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12 There is more hope for fools
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than for people who think they are wise.
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13 The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road!
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Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
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14 As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,
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so the lazy person turns over in bed.
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15 Lazy people take food in their hand
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but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
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16 Lazy people consider themselves smarter
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than seven wise counselors.
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17 Interfering in someone else’s argument
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is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.
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18 Just as damaging
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as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
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19 is someone who lies to a friend
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and then says, “I was only joking.”
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20 Fire goes out without wood,
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and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
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21 A quarrelsome person starts fights
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as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
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22 Rumors are dainty morsels
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that sink deep into one’s heart.
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23 Smooth words may hide a wicked heart,
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just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
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24 People may cover their hatred with pleasant words,
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but they’re deceiving you.
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25 They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them.
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Their hearts are full of many evils.
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26 While their hatred may be concealed by trickery,
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their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
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27 If you set a trap for others,
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you will get caught in it yourself.
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If you roll a boulder down on others,
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it will crush you instead.
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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
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and flattering words cause ruin. |