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Proverbs 26:5-16

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5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.
7The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.
11As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.
12Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
13The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
14As the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.

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