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Louis Segond 1910
Celui qui trouble sa maison héritera du vent, Et l'insensé sera l'esclave de l'homme sage.
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He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.
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in honor, did not understand; he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them," and Prov. 11:29 : "The fool shall serve the wise." Hence, although it be evil in itself to kill a man so long as he preserve his dignity, yet it may be good to kill a man who has sinn…
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