Proverbs 26:2-5

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² An undeserved curse has no effect. Its intended victim will be no more harmed by it than by a sparrow or swallow flitting through the sky.

³ Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a rebel with a rod to his back!

^4-5 When arguing with a rebel, don’t use foolish arguments as he does, or you will become as foolish as he is! Prick his conceit with silly replies!^[a]