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Proverbs 26:6

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Never let a fool carry your message. If you do, it will be like cutting off your own feet. You are asking for trouble.

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Never let a lazy man do something for you. He will irritate you—like vinegar in your mouth or smoke in your eyes.

If a messenger cannot be trusted, then there will be trouble around him. But if a person can be trusted, then there will be peace.

A messenger that can be trusted is worth much to the people who send him. He is like cool water during the hot days of harvest.

But if a fool asks a stupid question, then you should give him a stupid answer or he will think he is very smart.

When a fool tries to say something wise, it is like a crippled person trying to walk.

But the men that had gone with him said, “We can’t fight those people! They are much stronger than we are.”