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What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you.”
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He leads rulers away stripped and makes fools of judges.
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Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools.
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Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.
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Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
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Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?
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Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
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For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
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The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.
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The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
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The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
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Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.
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All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.
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A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
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Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
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The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.
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Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.
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The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
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Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.
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The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
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Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
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Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
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Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.
