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