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- As snow in summer, and as raine in haruest: so honour is not seemely for a foole.
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- As the bird by wandring, as the swallow by flying: so the curse causelesse shall not come.
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- A whip for the horse, a bridle for the asse;
and a rod for the fooles backe.
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- Answere not a foole according to his folly, lest thou also be like vnto him.
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- Answere a foole according to his folly, lest hee be wise in his owne conceit.
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- He that sendeth a message by the hand of a foole, cutteth off the feete, and drinketh dammage.
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- The legges of the lame are not equall: so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.
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- As hee that bindeth a stone in a sling;
so is hee that giueth honour to a foole.
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- As a thorne goeth vp into the hand of a drunkard;
so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.
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- The great God that formed all things, both rewardeth the foole, and rewardeth transgressours.
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- As a dogge returneth to his vomite: so a foole returneth to his folly.
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- Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceit?
There is more hope of a foole then of him.
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- The slothfull man sayth, There is a lion in the way, a lion is in the streets.
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- As the doore turneth vpon his hinges: so doeth the slothfull vpon his bedde.
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- The slothfull hideth his hand in his bosome, it grieueth him to bring it againe to his mouth.
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- The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceit, then seuen men that can render a reason.
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- He that passeth by, and medleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the eares.
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- As a mad man, who casteth firebrands, arrowes, and death:
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- So is the man that deceiueth his neighbour, & sayth, Am not I in sport?
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- Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.
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- As coales are to burning coales, and wood to fire;
so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
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- The words of a tale-bearer are as woundes, and they goe downe into the innermost parts of the belly.
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- Burning lips, and a wicked heart, are like a potsheard couered with siluer drosse.
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- Hee that hateth, dissembleth with his lips, and layeth vp deceit within him.
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- When he speaketh faire, beleeue him not: for there are seuen abominations in his heart.
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- Whose hatred is couered by deceit, his wickednesse shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
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- Whoso diggeth a pit, shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will returne vpon him.
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- A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruine.
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