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   <v n='1'>As <s n="7950">snow</s> in <s n="7019">summer</s>, and as <s n="4306">rain</s> in <s n="7105">harvest</s>, <s n="3651">so</s> <s n="3519">honor</s> is <s n="3808">not</s> <s n="5000">seemly</s> for a <s n="3684">fool</s>. </v>
   <v n='2'>As the <s n="6833">bird</s> by <s n="5110">wandering</s>, as the <s n="1866">swallow</s> by <s n="5774">flying</s>, <s n="3651">so</s> the <s n="7045">curse</s> <s n="2600">causeless</s> shall <s n="3808">not</s> <s n="935">come</s>. </v>
   <v n='3'>A <s n="7752">whip</s> for the <s n="5483">horse</s>, a <s n="4964">bridle</s> for the <s n="2543">ass</s>, and a <s n="7626">rod</s> for the <s n="3684">fool</s> 's <s n="1460">back</s>. </v>
   <v n='4'><s n="6030">Answer</s> <s n="408">not</s> a <s n="3684">fool</s> according to his <s n="200">folly</s>, <s n="6435">lest</s> <s n="859">thou</s> <s n="1571">also</s> be <s n="7737">like</s> unto him. </v>
   <v n='5'><s n="6030">Answer</s> a <s n="3684">fool</s> according to his <s n="200">folly</s>, <s n="6435">lest</s> he <s n="1961">be</s> <s n="2450">wise</s> in his own <s n="5869">conceit</s>. </v>
   <v n='6'>He that <s n="7971">sendeth</s> a <s n="1697">message</s> by the <s n="3027">hand</s> of a <s n="3684">fool</s> cutteth <s n="7096">off</s> the <s n="7272">feet</s>, and <s n="8354">drinketh</s> <s n="2555">damage</s>. </v>
   <v n='7'>The <s n="7785">legs</s> of the <s n="4480 6455">lame</s> are not <s n="1809">equal</s>: so is a <s n="4912">parable</s> in the <s n="6310">mouth</s> of <s n="3684">fools</s>. </v>
   <v n='8'>As he that <s n="6887">bindeth</s> a <s n="68">stone</s> in a <s n="4773">sling</s>, <s n="3651">so</s> is he that <s n="5414">giveth</s> <s n="3519">honor</s> to a <s n="3684">fool</s>. </v>
   <v n='9'> As a <s n="2336">thorn</s> goeth <s n="5927">up</s> into the <s n="3027">hand</s> of a <s n="7910">drunkard</s>, so is a <s n="4912">parable</s> in the <s n="6310">mouth</s> of <s n="3684">fools</s>. </v>
   <v n='10'>The <s n="7227">great</s> God that <s n="2342">formed</s> <s n="3605">all</s> things both <s n="7936">rewardeth</s> the <s n="3684">fool</s>, and <s n="7936">rewardeth</s> <s n="5674">transgressors</s>. </v>
   <v n='11'>As a <s n="3611">dog</s> <s n="7725">returneth</s> <s n="5921">to</s> his <s n="6892">vomit</s>, so a <s n="3684">fool</s> <s n="8138">returneth</s> to his <s n="200">folly</s>. </v>
   <v n='12'><s n="7200">Seest</s> thou a <s n="376">man</s> <s n="2450">wise</s> in his own <s n="5869">conceit</s>? there is more <s n="8615">hope</s> of a <s n="3684">fool</s> than <s n="4480">of</s> him. </v>
   <v n='13'>The <s n="6102">slothful</s> man <s n="559">saith</s>, There is a <s n="7826">lion</s> in the <s n="1870">way</s>; a <s n="738">lion</s> is <s n="996">in</s> the <s n="7339">streets</s>. </v>
   <v n='14'> As the <s n="1817">door</s> <s n="5437">turneth</s> <s n="5921">upon</s> his <s n="6735">hinges</s>, so doth the <s n="6102">slothful</s> <s n="5921">upon</s> his <s n="4296">bed</s>. </v>
   <v n='15'>The <s n="6102">slothful</s> <s n="2934">hideth</s> his <s n="3027">hand</s> in his <s n="6747">bosom</s>; it <s n="3811">grieveth</s> him to bring it <s n="7725">again</s> <s n="413">to</s> his <s n="6310">mouth</s>. </v>
   <v n='16'>The <s n="6102">sluggard</s> is <s n="2450">wiser</s> in his own <s n="5869">conceit</s> than <s n="4480 7651">seven</s> men that can <s n="7725">render</s> a <s n="2940">reason</s>. </v>
   <v n='17'>He that passeth <s n="5674">by</s>, and <s n="5674">meddleth</s> <s n="5921">with</s> <s n="7379">strife</s> belonging <s n="3808">not</s> to him, is like one that <s n="2388">taketh</s> a <s n="3611">dog</s> by the <s n="241">ears</s>. </v>
   <v n='18'>As a <s n="3856">mad</s> man who <s n="3384">casteth</s> <s n="2131">firebrands</s>, <s n="2671">arrows</s>, and <s n="4194">death</s>, </v>
   <v n='19'><s n="3651">So</s> is the <s n="376">man</s> that <s n="7411">deceiveth</s> <s n="*853"></s> his <s n="7453">neighbor</s>, and <s n="559">saith</s>, Am <s n="3808">not</s> <s n="589">I</s> in <s n="7832">sport</s>? </v>
   <v n='20'>Where <s n="657">no</s> <s n="6086">wood</s> is, there the <s n="784">fire</s> goeth <s n="3518">out</s>: so where there is <s n="369">no</s> <s n="5372">talebearer</s>, the <s n="4066">strife</s> <s n="8367">ceaseth</s>. </v>
   <v n='21'> As <s n="6352">coals</s> are to burning <s n="1513">coals</s>, and <s n="6086">wood</s> to <s n="784">fire</s>; so is a <s n="4079">contentious</s> <s n="376">man</s> to <s n="2787">kindle</s> <s n="7379">strife</s>. </v>
   <v n='22'>The <s n="1697">words</s> of a <s n="5372">talebearer</s> are as <s n="3859">wounds</s>, and <s n="1992">they</s> go <s n="3381">down</s> into the innermost <s n="2315">parts</s> of the <s n="990">belly</s>. </v>
   <v n='23'><s n="1814">Burning</s> <s n="8193">lips</s> and a <s n="7451">wicked</s> <s n="3820">heart</s> are like a <s n="2789">potsherd</s> <s n="6823">covered</s> with <s n="3701">silver</s> <s n="5509">dross</s>. </v>
   <v n='24'>He that <s n="8130">hateth</s> <s n="5234">dissembleth</s> with his <s n="8193">lips</s>, and layeth <s n="7896">up</s> <s n="4820">deceit</s> <s n="7130">within</s> him; </v>
   <v n='25'><s n="3588">When</s> he <s n="6963">speaketh</s> <s n="2603">fair</s>, <s n="539">believe</s> him <s n="408">not</s>: <s n="3588">for</s> there are <s n="7651">seven</s> <s n="8441">abominations</s> in his <s n="3820">heart</s>. </v>
   <v n='26'> Whose <s n="8135">hatred</s> is <s n="3680">covered</s> by <s n="4860">deceit</s>, his <s n="7451">wickedness</s> shall be <s n="1540">showed</s> before the whole <s n="6951">congregation</s>. </v>
   <v n='27'>Whoso <s n="3738">diggeth</s> a <s n="7845">pit</s> shall <s n="5307">fall</s> therein: and he that <s n="1556">rolleth</s> a <s n="68">stone</s>, it will <s n="7725">return</s> <s n="413">upon</s> him. </v>
   <v n='28'>A <s n="8267">lying</s> <s n="3956">tongue</s> <s n="8130">hateth</s> those that are <s n="1790">afflicted</s> by it; and a <s n="2509">flattering</s> <s n="6310">mouth</s> <s n="6213">worketh</s> <s n="4072">ruin</s>. </v>
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