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Do you see a man who is 1wise in his own eyes? 2There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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3The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"
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As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.
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4The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
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The sluggard is 5wiser in his own eyes 6than seven men who can answer sensibly.
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Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
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Like a madman who throws 7firebrands, arrows, and death
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is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"
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For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no 8whisperer, 9quarreling ceases.
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As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is 10a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
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11The words of 12a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.