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1. Dead flies can make even perfume stink. In the same way, a little foolishness can spoil wisdom.
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2. The heart of the wise leads to right, but the heart of a fool leads to wrong.
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3. Even in the way fools walk along the road, they show they are not wise; they show everyone how stupid they are.
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4. Don't leave your job just because your boss is angry with you. Remaining calm solves great problems.
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5. There is something else wrong that happens here on earth. It is the kind of mistake rulers make:
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6. Fools are given important positions while gifted people are given lower ones;
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7. I have seen servants ride horses while princes walk like servants on foot.
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8. Anyone who digs a pit might fall into it; anyone who knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake;
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9. anyone who moves boulders might be hurt by them; and anyone who cuts logs might be harmed by them.
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10. A dull ax means harder work. Being wise will make it easier.
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11. If a snake bites the tamer before it is tamed, what good is the tamer?
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12. The words of the wise bring them praise, but the words of a fool will destroy them.
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13. A fool begins by saying foolish things and ends by saying crazy and wicked things.
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14. A fool talks too much. No one knows the future, and no one can tell what will happen after death.
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15. Work wears fools out; they don't even know how to get home.
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16. How terrible it is for a country whose king is a child and whose leaders eat all morning.
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17. How lucky a country is whose king comes from a good family, whose leaders eat only at mealtime and for strength, not to get drunk.
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18. If someone is lazy, the roof will begin to fall. If he doesn't fix it, the house will leak.
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19. A party makes you feel good, wine makes you feel happy, and money buys anything.
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20. Don't make fun of the king, and don't make fun of rich people, even in your bedroom. A little bird might carry your words; a bird might fly and tell what you said.
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