Proverbs 26:9-19 (New Revised Standard)
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Like a thornbush brandished by the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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Like an archer who wounds everybody is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard. a
11
Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly.
12
Do you see persons wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for fools than for them.
13
The lazy person says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"
14
As a door turns on its hinges, so does a lazy person in bed.
15
The lazy person buries a hand in the dish, and is too tired to bring it back to the mouth.
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The lazy person is wiser in self-esteem than seven who can answer discreetly.
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Like somebody who takes a passing dog by the ears is one who meddles in the quarrel of another.
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Like a maniac who shoots deadly firebrands and arrows,
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so is one who deceives a neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard Bible Version Online)
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