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When a wise person goes to court with a stubborn fool,
    he may rant and rave,
        but there is no peace and quiet.
10 Bloodthirsty people hate an innocent person,
    but decent people seek to protect his life.
11 A fool expresses all his emotions,
    but a wise person controls them.

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If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
    the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.

10 The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity
    and seek to kill the upright.(A)

11 Fools give full vent to their rage,(B)
    but the wise bring calm in the end.(C)

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