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It is easier to carry a load of sand, salt, and iron than to put up with a stupid person.
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A wooden beam can be put into a building so firmly that an earthquake cannot shake it loose; a person can be trained to use reason and good sense so well that he keeps his head when a crisis comes.
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A mind that thinks things through intelligently is like a firm wall, finely decorated.
18
Small stones on top of a wall will not stay put when the wind blows, and a person whose stupid ideas have made him timid will not be able to stand up to frightening situations.
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If you stick something in your eye, tears will flow; and if you hurt a person deeply, you will discover his true feelings.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.