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17 An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble,
    but a reliable messenger brings healing.

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17 A wicked messenger falls into evil,
But (A)a faithful envoy brings healing.

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13 Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.
    They revive the spirit of their employer.

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13 Like the cold of snow in the [a]time of harvest
Is a (A)faithful envoy to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:13 Lit day

Trusting a fool to convey a message
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!

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He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends words by the hand of a fool.

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