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Proverbs 26:3-5
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3 There are right ways to punish a horse or a donkey.
    The right way to punish a fool is to beat him with a stick.
4 If someone asks you a silly question, do not give him a silly answer.
    Be careful that you do not become as silly as he is.
5 If someone asks you a silly question, give him a silly answer.
    Then he will know that he is not as wise as he thinks he is.[a]

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  1. 26:5 Verses 4 and 5 seem to say opposite things. But they look at the same truth in different ways. Do not think in the same silly way that a foolish person thinks (verse 4). But also, do not let a foolish person think that he is wise when he says silly things (verse 5).
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