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Ecclesiastes 7:5-6
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5 (A)It is better to [a]hear the rebuke of the wise
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 (B)For like the [b]crackling of thorns under a pot,
So is the laughter of the fool.
This also is vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 7:5-6
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5 It is better to heed the rebuke(A) of a wise person
    than to listen to the song of fools.
6 Like the crackling of thorns(B) under the pot,
    so is the laughter(C) of fools.
    This too is meaningless.

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