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Proverbs 26:1-2
Good News Translation

26 Praise for a fool is out of place, like snow in summer or rain at harvest time.

2 Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never light.

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Proverbs 26:1-2
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26 Like snow in summer or rain(A) in harvest,
    honor is not fitting for a fool.(B)
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
    an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(C)

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