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27 To eat too much honey is not good;
    nor to seek honor after honor.[a]
28 A city breached and left defenseless
    are those who do not control their temper.

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  1. 25:27 Nor…honor: the text is uncertain.

27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(A)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(B)

28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
    is a person who lacks self-control.

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