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become_v not_o a_o fool_n say_v solomon_n prov._n 17.7_o who_o mediocriter_fw-la be_v optime_fw-la nor_o any_o flatter_a title_n to_o man_n for_o that_o be_v leave_v to_o wise_a parasite_n and_o favourite_n who_o study_v the_o alphabet_n of_o great_a man_n disposition_n job_n 32.22_o which_o fool_n do_v not_o but_o as_o solomon_n say_v eccles_n 20.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o grace_n of_o fool_n be_v present_o pour_v out_o and_o such_o fool_n and_o madman_n we_o shall_v be_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o god_n though_o they_o bray_v we_o in_o a_o mâ—rter_n prov._n 27.22_o and_o if_o the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n be_v not_o all_o apocrypha_fw-la at_o court_n i_o may_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o chap._n 5.1_o 4._o the_o righteous_a shall_v stand_v in_o great_a boldness_n before_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o have_v afflict_v he_o and_o make_v no_o account_n of_o his_o labour_n then_o they_o say_v this_o be_v he_o who_o sometime_o we_o have_v a_o derision_n with_o a_o 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