Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,(A)
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.(B)

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(C)
and a rod for the backs of fools.(D)
Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness(E)
or you’ll be like him yourself.

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