(A)Do not answer a fool [a]according to his foolishness,
Or you will also be like him.
(B)Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves,
So that he will not be (C)wise in his own eyes.
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:4 I.e., taking his question or argument seriously

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