Sirach 22:6-18
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6 A tale out of season [is as] musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.
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7 Whoso teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together, and as he that waketh one from a sound sleep.
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8 He that telleth a tale to a fool speaketh to one in a slumber: when he hath told his tale, he will say, What is the matter?
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9 If children live honestly, and have wherewithal, they shall cover the baseness of their parents.
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10 But children, being haughty, through disdain and want of nurture do stain the nobility of their kindred.
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11 Weep for the dead, for he hath lost the light: and weep for the fool, for he wanteth understanding: make little weeping for the dead, for he is at rest: but the life of the fool is worse than death.
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12 Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of his life.
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13 Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries: depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness.
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14 What is heavier than lead? and what is the name thereof, but a fool?
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15 Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.
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16 As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.
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17 A heart settled upon a thought of understanding is as a fair plaistering on the wall of a gallery.
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18 Pales set on an high place will never stand against the wind: so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear.