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Don’t talk much with a foolish man, and don’t go to one who has no understanding. Beware of him, lest you have trouble and be defiled in his onslaught. Turn away from him, and you will find rest, and you won’t be wearied in his madness.
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Verse 13. Day. There was a longer time assigned for great men. Genesis 50:3. Numbers 20:30 and Deuteronomy 34:8.—Life. This is understood of those who have lost all reason, or sense of religion. S. Monica wept for her son, hoping that he would repent, as a certain bishop had comforted her. Saint Augustine Conf. iii. ult.
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