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A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

Proverbs 26:3 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીનીતિવચનો ૨૬:૩
ઘોડાને માટે ચાબૂક અને ગધેડાને માટે લગામ હોય છે, તેમ મૂર્ખોની પીઠને માટે સોટી છે.
हिन्दीनीतिवचन २६:३
घोड़े के लिये कोड़ा, गदहे के लिये लगाम, और मूर्खों की पीठ के लिये छड़ी है।

In context

1Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

2Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.

3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

4Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

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