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26 It is not right to give honour to a fool.
    It is as silly as snow that falls in summer,
    or rain that falls at the time of harvest.
If someone curses you for no reason, it will not stay with you.
    Their words will be like birds that never stop to rest.
There are right ways to punish a horse or a donkey.
    The right way to punish a fool is to beat him with a stick.

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26 Like snow in summer or rain(A) in harvest,
    honor is not fitting for a fool.(B)
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
    an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(C)
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(D)
    and a rod for the backs of fools!(E)

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