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17 A bad messenger brings trouble,
    but a faithful envoy, healing.(A)

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17 Wicked messengers fall into trouble,
    but a reliable one brings healing.

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17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,(A)
    but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.(B)

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13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
    are faithful messengers to those who send them;
    they refresh the spirit of their masters.(A)

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13 Like the coolness of snow on a harvest day
    are reliable messengers to those who send them;
    they restore the life of their master.

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13 Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time
    is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him;
    he refreshes the spirit of his master.(A)

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It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence,
    to send a message by a fool.

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Sending messages with a fool
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking down violence.

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Sending a message by the hands of a fool(A)
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

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