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Proverbs 26:4-6
Contemporary English Version

4 Don't make a fool of yourself
    by answering a fool.
5 But if you answer any fools,
show how foolish they are,
    so they won't feel smart.

6 Sending a message by a fool
is like chopping off your foot
    just to spite yourself.

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Proverbs 26:4-6
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4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    or you yourself will be just like him.(A)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or he will be wise in his own eyes.(B)
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(C)
    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

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