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4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
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4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.
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5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
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