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It is better to listen to wise people who reprimand you than to fools who sing your praises. The laughter of a fool is like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot. Even this is pointless.

Oppression can turn a wise person into a fool, and a bribe can corrupt the mind.

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It is better to heed the rebuke(A) of a wise person
    than to listen to the song of fools.
Like the crackling of thorns(B) under the pot,
    so is the laughter(C) of fools.
    This too is meaningless.

Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
    and a bribe(D) corrupts the heart.

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