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Proverbs 26:7-20

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7The legs of a lame man hang loose; So is it with a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8As he who bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
9As a thorn lifted up by the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10As an archer who woundeth every one, So is he who hireth fools and hireth wayfarers.
11As a dog returneth to that which he hath vomited, So a fool repeateth his folly.
12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
13The slothful man saith, “There is a lion in the way; There is a lion in the streets.”
14As a door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
15The sluggard dippeth his hand into the dish; It grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men who can render a reason.
17As one that taketh a dog by the ears, So is he who, passing by, is enraged on account of the quarrel of another.
18As a madman That casteth about darts, arrows, and death,
19So is the man who deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, “Was I not in sport?”
20Where there is no wood, the fire goeth out; So, where there is no talebearer, contention ceaseth.

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