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Let a ^(C1)person meet a ^(C2)bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his foolishness.

^(C1)Do not speak ^(F1)to be heard by a fool, For he will ^(C2)despise the wisdom of your words.

^(C1)Do not answer a fool ^(F1)according to his foolishness, Or you will also be like him.

^(C1)Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves, So that he will not be ^(C2)wise in his own eyes.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.

Like ^(F1)useless legs to one who cannot walk, So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.

Like ^(F1)one who binds a stone in a sling, So is one who gives honor to a fool.

Like a thorn that ^(F1)sticks in the hand of a heavy drinker, So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.

^(F1)Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by.

Like ^(C1)a dog that returns to its vomit, So is a fool who ^(C2)repeats ^(F1)his foolishness.

Though you ^(C1)pound the fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, His foolishness still will not leave him.

When a wise person has a controversy with a foolish person, ^(F1)The foolish person either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.