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\c 10
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\q1
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\v 1 A few dead flies in a bottle of perfume cause all the perfume to stink.
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\q2 Similarly, a small amount of acting foolishly can have a greater effect than acting wisely.
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\v 2 If people think sensibly, it will lead them to do what is right;
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\q2 if they think foolishly, it causes them to do what is wrong.
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\q1
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\v 3 Even while foolish people walk along the road,
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\q2 they show that they do not have good sense.
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\q2 They show everyone that they are not wise.
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\q1
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\v 4 Do not quit your job when a ruler is angry with you.
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\q2 If you remain calm, he will probably stop being angry.
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\q1
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\v 5 There is something else that I have seen here on this earth,
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\q2 something that rulers sometimes do that is wrong:
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\v 6 they appoint foolish people to have important positions,
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\q2 while they appoint rich people to have unimportant positions.
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\v 7 They allow slaves to ride on horses like rich people usually do,
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\q2 but they force officials to walk like slaves usually do.
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\v 8 It is possible that those who dig pits
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\q2 will fall into one of those pits.
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\q1 It is possible that someone who tears down a wall
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\q2 will be bitten by a snake that is in that wall.
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\v 9 If you work in a quarry,
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\q2 it is possible that a stone will fall on you and injure you.
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\q1 It is possible that men who split logs
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\q2 will be injured by one of those logs.
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\v 10 If your axe is not sharp,
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\q2 you will need to work harder to cut down a tree,
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\q1 but by using wisdom, you will succeed.
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\v 11 If a snake bites someone before the snake is charmed,
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\q2 then that person's ability to charm snakes will not benefit him.
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\v 12 Wise people say what is sensible, and because of that, people honor them,
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\q2 but foolish people are destroyed by what they themselves say.
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\v 13 When foolish people start to talk, they say foolish things,
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\q2 and they end by saying things that are both wicked and foolish.
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\v 14 They talk too much.
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\q1 None of us knows what will happen in the future,
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\q2 or what will happen after we die.
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\v 15 Foolish people become very exhausted by the work that they do,
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\q2 with the result that they are even unable to find the road to their town.
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\v 16 Terrible things will happen to the people of a nation whose ruler is a foolish young person,
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\q2 whose leaders continually eat, all during the day, every day.
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\v 17 But how fortunate is a nation if its ruler comes from a noble family,
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\q2 if its leaders feast only at the proper times,
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\q2 and if they eat and drink only to be strong, not to become drunk.
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\v 18 Some men are very lazy and do not repair the beams of their roof,
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\q2 with the result that the roof sags and collapses.
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\q1 If they do not repair the roof,
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\q2 water will leak into the house when it rains.
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\v 19 Eating food and drinking wine makes us laugh and be happy.
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\q2 If you have enough money, you can buy everything you need.
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\q1
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\v 20 Do not even think about cursing the king,
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\q2 or about cursing rich people, even when you are alone in your bedroom.
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\q1 It is always possible that a little bird will hear what you are saying
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\q2 and tell those people what you said about them.
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