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Proverbs 26:7-22 Common English Bible (CEB)

7. As legs dangle from a disabled person,so does a proverb in the mouth of fools.

8. Like tying a stone in a sling,so is giving respect to a fool.

9. Like a thorny bush in the hand of a drunk,so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

10. Like an archer who wounds someone randomly,so is one who hires a fool or a passerby.

11. Like a dog that returns to its vomit,so a fool repeats foolish mistakes.

12. Do you see people who consider themselves wise?There is more hope for a fool than for them.

13. A lazy person says, "There’s a lion in the path!A lion in the plazas!"

14. As a door turns on its hinge,so do lazy people in their beds.

15. Lazy people bury their hand into the bowl,too tired to return it to their mouth.

16. Lazy people think they are wiserthan seven people who answer sensibly.

17. Like yanking the ears of a dog,so is one who passes by and gets involved in another person’s fight.

18. Like a crazy person shooting deadly flaming arrows

19. are those who deceive their neighbor and say, "Hey, I was only joking!"

20. Without wood a fire goes out;without gossips, conflict calms down.

21. Like adding charcoal to embers or wood to fire,quarrelsome people kindle strife.

22. The words of gossips are like choice snacks;they go down to the inmost parts.

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