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Proverbs 26:4-6
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4 (A)Answer not a fool according to his folly,
    lest you be like him yourself.
5 (B)Answer a fool according to his folly,
    lest he be (C)wise in his own eyes.
6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
    cuts off his own feet and (D)drinks violence.

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Proverbs 26:4-6
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4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you also be like him.
5 (A)Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

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Proverbs 26:4-6
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4 (A)Answer not a fool according to his folly,
    lest you be like him yourself.
5 (B)Answer a fool according to his folly,
    lest he be (C)wise in his own eyes.
6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
    cuts off his own feet and (D)drinks violence.

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