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Answer the fool showing him his folly lest he be wise in his own conceit.

¶ He that gives responsibility to one who is not able to carry it out is like him that sends a message by the hand of a fool, and he shall drink the damage.

Like unto the way that the one who is lame walks, so is a proverb in the mouth of the fool.

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Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or he will be wise in his own eyes.(A)
Sending a message by the hands of a fool(B)
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
Like the useless legs of one who is lame
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(C)

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