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Wisdom Better Than Folly

Better to hear a rebuke from the wise
than to listen to the song of fools.
For like the crackling of thorns under a pot,
    so is the laughter of the fool.
This too is vapor.
For extortion drives a wise man crazy,
    and a bribe corrupts the heart.

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It is better to heed the rebuke(A) of a wise person
    than to listen to the song of fools.
Like the crackling of thorns(B) under the pot,
    so is the laughter(C) of fools.
    This too is meaningless.

Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
    and a bribe(D) corrupts the heart.

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