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Answer not a fool according to his folly,
Lest thou also be like unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in [a]his own conceit.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:5 Hebrew his own eyes.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    or you yourself will be just like him.(A)
Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or he will be wise in his own eyes.(B)
Sending a message by the hands of a fool(C)
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

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